On Jan. 11 Council agenda there is a report recommending extension of the lease with Seneca college for the lands where our new recrecation facility will be built.  As reviewed in the report extension from 60 to 99 years is advantageous in taht provides more certainty as to our ability to manage effectively the infrastructure (i.e. pool, ice pad(s), other amenities) we will be building there.

On Council agenda there is an agenda item of great interest to anyone on municipal services (water and wastewater): a presentation by Watson and Associates.   As our water rates are very much informed by the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act this presentation is a good way to understand why the Watson study for 2021 and the following years indicates the needs for rate increases.   The...

On January 11 Council agenda there is report recommending that Township assume the external works infrastructure built in the Mary Lakes subdvision.  As reviewed the work were all constructed/installed on Oct. 31, 2018; since then the required 2 year maintenace period has passed and quality and completeness of all the work has been reviewed by Township's consultants.  In. addition to the "hard"...

On Jan. 11 Council agenda there is report recommending an amendment to fence bylaw in order to ensure there is clarity on the need for enclosing a pool and to identify that it is an offence to operate a pool without conforming to the bylaw.  I know that some people have found the current regime as being ambiguous; hence I am very comfortable with the amendment.