South Dundas councillor lobbies for own project May 8, 2021 Reading time: 11 min 30 s
By Phillip Blancher, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
MORRISBURG, Ontario – An elected member of South Dundas council actively lobbied his fellow council members to support a project in which he is an investor, prompting
The Leader to launch an investigation into the extent of that involvement.
Following the rules of the Ontario Municipal Act, Councillor Lloyd Wells declared conflict of interest during South Dundas council meetings regarding rezoning of a commercial property he owns next to the McIntosh Inn in Morrisburg.
However, after unsuccessful attempts at rezoning the property, South Dundas council members received a letter from a business-owner asking them to support either of the two proposals put forward by Lloyd Wells.