Author of the article: Max Martin • Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Publishing date: Feb 11, 2021 • February 11, 2021 • 3 minute read • Central Elgin council voted 4-3 at a virtual public meeting Wednesday to scrap a plan to create a heritage conservation district in central Port Stanley. The vote came after councillors listened for three hours to residents, nearly all of whom opposed the plan because of restrictions it would place on their properties. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press file photo)
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A proposal to make most of central Port Stanley a heritage conservation district was scrapped after a contentious public meeting about the future of the Lake Erie village.