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<\/p>\nA truck is captured on video leaving the scene after drumping construction waste at a Mississauga restaurant site.<\/p>\n
Someone is dumping truckloads of construction waste at the site of a landmark Mississauga restaurant, and the property owner is determined to find out who is responsible.<\/p>\n
George Hantzakos, who owns the former Satellite restaurant on Lakeshore Road West near Southdown Road in Clarkson, says the property has been targeted twice in less than three weeks, leaving him with an expensive cleanup bill from the first incident and a fresh pile of rubble to deal with after the latest dumping.<\/p>\n
The most recent incident happened on Oct. 24, when a dump truck pulled into the parking lot and unloaded a pile of cinder blocks, bricks, broken concrete, metal rebar and what appeared to be remnants of a broken toilet.<\/p>\n
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For the second time, construction waste was dumped at the former Satellite restaurant on Lakeshore Road West in Clarkson.<\/p>\n
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Security camera footage obtained from a neighbouring restaurant shows the truck travelling westbound on Lakeshore Road West before stopping in front of the property, backing into the parking lot and unloading the debris. The truck then drove away westbound, with its dump bed apparently not fully lowered.<\/p>\n
Hantzakos said the footage shows the dumping taking place at approximately 6:07 a.m. Police have been notified, and he has been contacting neighbouring businesses in hopes of finding additional surveillance footage that could help identify the truck and determine where it came from.<\/p>\n
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The latest dumping came shortly after Hantzakos paid a contractor $1,000 to remove a previous load of waste discovered on Oct. 8.<\/p>\n
Now, he is facing another cleanup and damage to the parking area.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s thousands of dollars of damage,\u201d Hantzakos said. \u201cPeople don\u2019t just come and clean this up for free. It\u2019s also damaging the surface of the parking lot. It is getting expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hantzakos suspects the two incidents may be connected, given the short time between them and the fact that the first pile had only recently been removed.<\/p>\n
He believes the property may have been chosen because it appeared to be abandoned. The former restaurant had been largely shut down for much of the past year, despite being occupied under a lease that was due to end in October.<\/p>\n
However, Hantzakos said he cannot explain why anyone would choose the location, particularly given the surrounding businesses and the potential availability of surveillance cameras.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to figure out who the heck is doing this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The camera footage provides a potential starting point, although the vehicle is some distance from the neighbouring restaurant\u2019s camera, and a bright light inside the cab makes it difficult to see the driver.<\/p>\n
Hantzakos is now trying to establish which direction the truck came from by seeking footage from other businesses in the area. He has also pointed police toward a municipal camera near the intersection of Clarkson Road North and Lakeshore Road West.<\/p>\n
He hopes the type of debris, including the bricks and concrete blocks, may offer clues about where it originated. He is also considering checking building permits and demolition permits to see whether nearby construction or demolition work could be connected to the dumping.<\/p>\n
The property is best known as the Satellite, a distinctive hamburger restaurant whose unusual, spaceship-like design and 1950s drive-in atmosphere made it a memorable spot for generations of local residents, including teenagers who frequented the restaurant over the years.<\/p>\n
Since then, the site has housed several restaurants, and Hantzakos said a new tenant has now leased the building and plans to open another restaurant.<\/p>\n
The building\u2019s distinctive appearance was a major selling point for the new tenant, Hantzakos said, making the dumping particularly frustrating as plans move forward for the property\u2019s next chapter.<\/p>\n
For now, he is hoping someone who recognizes the truck, or who has additional security footage from the area, will come forward and help establish who dumped the waste and why.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about the incidents or the truck involved is encouraged to contact Peel Regional Police.<\/p>\n