July 7, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Rob Paul
Three weeks ago, Council settled on an option for the ward boundary review, but asked consultants Dr. Robert Williams and Jack Ammendolia of Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. to take into account a few other factors.
Having done so, Williams and Ammendolia returned with the finalized ward boundaries, which Council ultimately passed.
The decision was to go with Final Option 1, with some changes to the original.
“Council asked us at the last meeting to go back and look at certain modifications to Final Option 1 and report back with the analysis and what some of the impacts of those modifications might be,” said Ammendolia.
May 6, 2021 · 0 Comments
By ROB PAUL
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Council has been provided an update on the Future Caledon Official Plan, one which looks at various aspects of how Caledon can prepare for what’s to come with an Official Plan set to be finalized in 2022.
The official plan review commenced on March of 2019 with a statutory open house and the presentation was an update on progress made since September 2021.
The speakers included Sylvia Kirkwood, Marisa Williams, Adrian Smith from the Region of Peel, Jamie Cook of Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., Ray Bacquie of R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd., and Bobby Gauthier of WSP Canada.
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Pembroke’s 2021 budget numbers are not yet etched in stone after council’s first day of budget deliberations, but early indications are residents can expect around a 2.2 per cent levy increase.
Going into this year’s budget talks that began on Jan. 20, Pembroke Mayor Mike LeMay told council he wanted to try and keep the overall increase around two per cent. City treasurer / deputy clerk Angela Lochtie, in presenting the proposed budget to council, provided four different levy scenarios. The draft budget as presented reflected a 2.2 per cent levy increase after growth of $456,932.
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Prince Edward County is asking for public feedback as it considers introducing an area-specific development charges (DC) background study and by-law for Wellington. A short online survey is posted on the Prince Edward County website, along with the draft background study. The survey will remain open until Tuesday, January 19. The County must expand water and wastewater services to support potential future residential growth in Wellington. To recover the growth-related costs of expanding these services, the municipality is considering an area-specific DC background study and by-law. A report prepared by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. Identifies Wellington as an area which could experience substantial growth in the coming years.
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Quinte Home Builders’ Association president John Van Huizen told city council Monday that a 120 per cent, one-time hike in municipal development charges starting Jan. 25 in the new year would devastate his industry as well as new homebuyers of newly-constructed single detached residences.
In a deputation to council, Van Huizen balked at the proposal by the city to increase development charges for a single detached home in one fell swoop from the current $12,727 to $28,474.
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