One More Time: July 23rd The first annual Essex Kids’ Clothing Swap has been a big hit. Both locations, Harrow and McGregor, saw many families walk away with “new to them” clothes. We also listened when we heard that our teens were looking for new to them clothing as well… Read More »Kids’ Clothing Swap Moves to Essex – Ward 1

All Hurdles Cleared! We are now good to go on Secondary Dwelling Units! In my opinion we nailed it! We did public consultation and can now offer another more affordable option for residents. What are Secondary Dwelling Units? “A Secondary Dwelling Unit (SDU) is a self-contained residential unit within a… Read More »Secondary Dwelling Units in Essex

Now a Local Government Consultant… After the resignation of Larry Snively, many hoped that the Town could move forward with a fresh start, a newly appointed Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Councillor. The former Mayor is now working as a government consultant for a local greenhouse and recently approached council as… Read More »Former Mayor Snively an Influencer in the 2022 Election?

The issue of the curb cut for the Handicap parking spots has been raised again and again by the community. After the Open Streets night on June 24th, it was raised once again. Once the Harrow Streetscape was finished, the first step was to get the handicap parking spot BACK…… Read More »The Wait for Accessibility

Council has 3 meetings Monday; A Closed Meeting at 4:30-5, A Special Council Meeting at 5:00 on our Strategic IT Review, and our Regular Council Meeting at 6:00. Tune in to our Special and Regular on our YouTube Channel – Essex Ontario. Our agenda for Monday is fairly large at… Read More »Notice of Regular Council Meeting: June 20, 2022 6:00 p.m

The weather is getting hotter so I wanted to remind everyone about the 4 hour tethering limit. Thanks to council for passing this bylaw this past term of council. It was a recorded vote, with Bondy, Verbeek, Garon, Bjorkman and Snively in support. Meloche, Bowman and Vander Doelen opposed. Come… Read More »Reminder of the 4 hour Tethering Limit in Essex

A Vote on ALL Issues After being elected, I have always operated my council business as a councillor that represents everyone in the Town of Essex. All councillors vote on every item so it just makes good sense becoming knowledgeable and connected throughout the entire Town. It is important. Essex… Read More »Elected in 1 Ward But Representing ALL Wards

Closed Meetings are not open to the public. The clerk will give an update to the public at the next Regular Council Meeting following the closed meeting. Monday June 20th Council is expected to meet in closed session at 4:30 p.m. on June 20, 2022.The purpose of the Closed meeting… Read More »Notice of Closed Meeting: Monday, June 20, 2022 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

I Will Continue to Push for Answers to OUR Questions…. June 7th, Cheryl Tratechaud, Chief Financial Officer/Director of Stakeholder Relations confirmed receipt of our letter and said, “It will be responded to in due course”. In a Recorded Vote all Voted in Favour except Councillor Morley Bowman.

Active Youth for ALL Whether your child wants to join hockey, figure skating, or gymnastics, it should be affordable for all. With the current price of gasoline and groceries, many things are becoming unaffordable for families. Youth need activities to build their confidence, keep them active, and provide them with… Read More »Recreation Discounts for Youth

Tune in to see the full informal discussion on LED Streetlights, Water Billing in House, Insults again to residents from a particular councillor, ATV’s in Colchester, Regional Transit, Green Bin Program and more. Tune in Monday at 4:00 to view council in a roundtable session. There is a long list… Read More »ATV’s, Lefties in Apartment Buildings, Regional Transit and More! Council Round Table Monday June 13th.

Councillor Kim Verbeek Collecting Kids’ Clothes for the Swap!