A group representing local greenhouse growers wants to see them be able to take water straight out of Lake Erie, and municipal officials would love it if that were to happen. Despite being in agreement on that matter, both sides are at odds.
In a previously published report, Richard Lee, executive director of the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG), said group members in Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex are frustrated with a lack of investment in water infrastructure in the region.
He spoke out about high development fees that have led to a pause on greenhouse construction in Chatham-Kent, and claimed he had not been in contact with anyone from the municipality in the better part of a year.
Bruce McAllister, general manager of community development for Chatham-Kent, begged to differ. He said development charges implemented by the Public Utilities Commission last year led to the OGVG appealing them, taking the issue to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
Read more at The Chatham Voice
