Sir: In passing along certain vacant sites in the city of Chatham and surrounding areas, there seems to be a lot of weeds growing up in vacant lots, some where businesses once thrived and have since been closed and demolished with only the vacant lot present.
Also, I have noted this past couple of summers a lot of the same sort of weeds and other plants taking over our former empty rail lines, such as the former CSX rail line along the Chatham-Wallaceburg-Dresden line, as well as part of the former CN rail line running from Windsor-St. Thomas-Fort Erie.
I am sure there are some efforts made to control some of these weed fields. I wish I knew what could be done with as little expense as possible for the parties that own these areas growing up in weeds.
I have heard that a portion of the former CN track is being used for a hydro line, possibly to carry energy created by those controversial wind turbines springing up all over Ontario.
In terms of the former CSX rail line, if the proposed new rail carrier for that particular track does not happen, then perhaps it could be converted into a walking and bicycle path, or perhaps an ATV and snow mobile run area?
Again talk is cheap, but to actually plan and complete such a project as with everything, always takes more time and money than may actually be available for such projects.
Frank Doyle
Chatham
