Issue Summary: anaerobic_digestion
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Snapshot
1 civic action(s) tagged anaerobic_digestion across 1 meeting date(s) (2026-04-27 to 2026-04-27).
- Action types: vote (1)
- Outcomes of the 1 motion(s)/recorded vote(s): carried (1)
- Flagged for human review: 0 of 1 action(s)
Related Councillors
Timeline
- 2026-04-27 — Waste to Energy Project approval (vote; carried (14-4); mover: Councillor C. McGregor)
Motions / Votes
- Waste to Energy Project approval — moved by Councillor C. McGregor, seconded by Councillor B. McGregor — carried (14-4) — Item 16(a), second motion
Evidence
2026-04-27 — Waste to Energy Project approval
MovedCouncillor C. McGregorSecondedCouncillor B. McGregor"That
Chatham-Kent Council approve the construction and operation of an anaerobic digestor operation at 175 Bloomfield Road, Chatham, Ontario, jointly with the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission and Greenfield Global Inc., and Council commits to the following:
Funding the Equity Investment of up to $16 million out of the existing Investment Portfolio;
Borrowing $25 million from Infrastructure Ontario and lending the funds to the new Municipal Services Corporation to further lend to the project company;
Authorize and direct the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to transfer approximately 2.71 acres of land at the west portion of the 100 Irwin Street, Chatham property valued at $650,000 as part of the equity investment to the project company as approximately depicted in Figure 1 of this Report;
Authorize the General Manager, PUC and the Chief Financial Officer to approve engineering work to proceed in designing the pump station and piping that will transfer waste sludge from the Irwin Street Wastewater Plant over to the anaerobic digestor site to determine cost estimates.
All subject to satisfaction of the conditions in Appendix A to this Report including satisfactory legal terms, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer, General Manager, PUC and Chief Legal Officer, acting jointly, and returning to Council only with any material issue arising in respect of definitive agreement terms or related issues concerning the project that depart materially from the agreed upon pro forma financials.
Council receive the Deloitte summary report titled Due Diligence of Prospective Anaerobic Digestion Facility attached as Appendix B.
Zoning By-law Amendment File D-14 C/14/24/G to rezone the lands known as 175 Bloomfield Road and a portion of the lands known as 100 Irwin Street, in Part of Lot 19, Concession 1 (Raleigh), in the Community of Chatham (City), to a site-specific General Industrial Zone, to permit a Waste Processing Facility (Waste to Energy Project), be approved, and the implementing by-law be adopted.
Council fund a further advance investment of up to $600,000 or 40% of the cost to further engineering designs and to satisfy the conditions in recommendation #1.
Council approve a by-law to authorize the submission of an application to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (OILC) for financing certain capital works and to authorize temporary and long term borrowing through the issuance of a $25 million debenture amortized over 15 years."
Yes (14)Mayor Canniff, Councillor Ceccacci, Councillor Crew, Councillor Hall, Councillor Harrigan, Councillor McGrail, Councillor B. McGregor, Councillor C. McGregor, Councillor Thompson, Councillor Wright, Councillor Allin, Councillor Anderson, Councillor Doyle, and Councillor McDonaldNo (4)Councillor Bondy, Councillor Finn, Councillor Jubenville, and Councillor StoreyMotion Carried (14 to 4)
Source: Combined Council Meeting - April 27 2026 (Minutes) — Item 16(a), second motion