A potential depot could be coming to Woodstock
WOODSTOCK- New provincial and federal grant funding could possibly move up the timeline on a proposed hazardous waste depot in Woodstock. A hazardous waste depot was a long-term goal for council, however since the funding came available it could speed up when the Friendly City will be getting the depot.
Woodstock City Council voted in favour of applying for funding Thursday which would cover the cost of the project. It won't be known for several months if the city will qualify for the funds. Councillor Jim Northcott says he is excited at the prospect of having a depot in the near future. "It would just be fantastic if we get it, it is in the budget for us to do it over the next 10 years step by step, but this would just bring it right up and we would get full funding for it, so I'm looking forward to it." Council will have to wait for several months to see if they have qualified for the funding.
Having a hazardous waste depot would allow residents to drop off waste once a month, compared to the current system that is in place which only allows for disposing of hazardous waste materials twice a year. In fact Oxford County council is proposing to cut that number down to only once a year. Woodstock City Council voted to oppose that proposal at County council.
The depot will come with a hefty price tag, of which Northcott says the majority would be covered through the funding."I think the report said the budget was around 2 million dollars to put in the hazardous waste depot and that's not just for hazardous materials but also for construction materials and patio stones, lumber and so forth."
Last Call for Road Safety Survey!
Possible Tornado in Tavistock
Another Supplies4Students in the Books
Ingersoll Candidate Profile - Sherry Ashby
Tree Planting Coming to Ingersoll
2026 Eli Palfreyman Memorial Tournament
Summer Storm Rolls Through Oxford
United Way Launches Workshops for Older Adults
Power Outages Reported in Oxford County
Morning Fog Advisory for Oxford County
Ingersoll Candidate Profile - Fred Freeman
UPDATE: Fog Advisory Cancelled but Heat Warning Remains
Theatre Woodstock Celebrates 80 Years
Operation Safe Start Hitting Oxford County
Landfill Not Accepting Blue Box Materials
Yellow Warning for Heat Issued in Oxford County
Norwich Candidate Profile - Lacey Hird
Final Whales Transferred from Marineland
SWPH Investigating Dog Scratch in Tavistock
Terry Fox Flag Raising in Woodstock
Comments
Add a comment