Chatham-Kent councillors continue to lay the groundwork to protect the municipality’s tree cover.
At this week’s Natural Heritage Committee of the Whole meeting, Mayor Darrin Canniff says the temporary clear cutting moratorium was extended through the end of April to allow more time to hold public engagement and look at options to manage woodlots.
“Time to sort some things out, make sure we get it right,” Canniff says. “There was a lot of great presentations about the environment, the meeting lasted probably a couple of hours.”
According to statistics from the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority, Chatham-Kent’s tree cover was down 3.6% in 2020 compared to the last survey in 2015, not including local provincial park and other protected areas.
The next meeting is set for December 13th, after council’s regular planning meeting.
“Councillor (Aaron) Hall is the char of it, he’ll be determining next steps as far as setting the agenda, etcetera for the committee.”
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