The process to bring the Dolime quarry lands within the the City of Guelph’s boundary continues to progress.
At Thursday’s county council meeting, Wellington County authorized the warden and county clerks to enter into an annexation agreement between the City of Guelph, the Township of Guelph/Eramosa and the County of Wellington.
The county’s chief administrative officer, Scott Wilson, explained the same authorization is required by all three parties. The city has also engaged with local Indigenous groups, he said.
“The final decision on the entire issue rests with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,” Wilson continued.
The 230-acre parcel is to the west of the Hanlon Expressway in the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. The city has long held concerns about the impact of quarry operations on municipal water supply.
If the annexation is approved, the city will be able to exercise more control over the water resources there and “effectively put an end to decades of gravel extraction,” Wilson said.
There were no speakers at a public meeting on the annexation that occurred just before Thursday's council meeting. Similarly, there were no comments from the public at Guelph/Eramosa’s public meeting on the matter on Monday.
Guelph/Eramosa is expected to sign off on its portion of the agreement at a July 12 meeting.
Guelph city council is set next to discuss the annexation on July 5.
