Civil and Municipal - Jan 22

92 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 that. The Water and Wastewater Master Plan is going to be key to how we grow our community and our urban boundary expansion. The two of them together, hand in hand, are very important for us.” The area has a variety of farm industries driving the economy, as well as an industrial park with farm and non-farming industries which includes: Arjune Engineering and Manufacturing, which offer precision CNC machining; Craftsmen Hardwoods, a supplier of hardwood, softwood, plywood, and cabinet hardware; and next year, Stubbe’s Precast Concrete is scheduled to break ground on a new facility. The company is a leading supplier of precast concrete, grey mix and bulk concrete. Davidson acknowledges, “Those farm industries are very diverse. We have so many, not just the regular type selling fruits and vegetables at the stands in the summer time, but we have cabinet makers, wood suppliers, farm machinery suppliers... We offer quite a lot When expertise matters most, we are your chosen partner www.aggflo.ca | 416-989-9813 SITE PREPARATIONS • SHOULDERING • DEMOLITION / LAND CLEARING   EXCAVATION • CATCH BASIN / MANHOLE / SEWER • CONCRETE • PAVING UNPAVED YARD • ASPHALT / CONCRETE REMOVAL • CULVERT / SUB-DRAIN SCHOOL TRACK REJUVENATION people and has seen marginal growth since amalgamation. However, the township council is working with Township and County staff to increase both its residential and industrial spaces. Currently, there is growth with the construction of homes in the current urban residential areas, but after that the township will need the province’s approval to expand its urban boundaries. That being said, Mapleton has had a record year for building. Davidson says there have been more applications for new builds, renovations and additions than they have had in the last 15 years and he hopes to see that continue into 2022. The municipality boasts that it is ideally located for home and business construction starts, as it is within a 90-minute drive from many large urban centers including Toronto, Hamilton, and London. To prepare for future growth, Mapleton is working on a Water and Wastewater Master Plan. Baron reports, “We’re taking care of it – not fully taken care of yet, but we are on our way to doing