The company wanting to reactivate a dormant landfill in Dresden has withdrawn its court application against the Municipality of Chatham-Kent (CK).
York1 Environmental Solutions filed the court application months ago, arguing that its proposed landfill and waste transfer facility did not require local land-use planning or zoning approvals from the municipality. The municipality disagreed.
The municipality said it received a formal notice from York1 on Thursday saying it's abandoning the court application, meaning the company has ended its court application entirely, but not the project.
"As a reminder, the court case was not a final determination of whether York1 can proceed with its proposed landfill and waste processing project. The court case would have only dealt with whether local zoning requirements apply to York1’s proposed project," a statement from the municipality said.
The municipality anticipates that York1 will now proceed through the usual municipal planning approval processes, subject to the applicable municipal planning requirements and processes if York1 submits a planning application.
CK council would have the final word on any planning application.
According to the municipality, the application's withdrawal could result in future public meetings being held and appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).
The OLT is a provincial tribunal responsible for adjudicating land use planning and related matters in Ontario.
The court hearing to be held on November 17 over the contentious proposal at 29831 Irish School Road in Dresden will now be cancelled.
