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Community Improvement Plan- Grants Given out in 2024

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The Town of Essex Community Improvement Plans (CIP) were created to stimulate private sector investment through municipal incentive-based programs. The CIP has a variety of grant programs for eligible property owners that invest in façade improvements, new signage, and building renovations and improvements. These programs have facilitated and encouraged community… Read More »Community Improvement Plan- Grants Given out in 2024

Essex BIA Update-Support Local!

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In September the BIA held a business mixer and got feedback from business owners and operators that attended. Here are some of the results. To see the full minutes or attend a meeting please follow the BIA meetings posted on the Town of Essex website. There meetings are now moved… Read More »Essex BIA Update-Support Local!

Check Out- Colchester Harbour Live Camera

Tune into the Action Check this out there is now a live feed of the Colchester Harbour. Want to know how rough the water is? How does the weather look at the harbour? https://www.essex.ca/en/play/colchester-harbour-live-video-feed.aspx

ELK Energy Update 2024

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As Chair of ELK, I wish to bring you some updates on what the new board has been working on during the last year. New skills based Board took office in January 2023 E.L.K. has underinvested in the distribution system by $20 million dollars compared to other utilities in the… Read More »ELK Energy Update 2024

County Road 50 Paved Shoulder

It is Almost Complete! Let’s celebrate a significant milestone for our community with the enhancement of County Road 50. This project is made possible by a generous investment of over $2.7m from the federal government through the Infrastructure Canada Active Transportation Fund. This funding enables the County of Essex to… Read More »County Road 50 Paved Shoulder

Update on Vacancy Rates

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Vacant Store Fronts on the Decline. When we invest in our downtowns, our downtowns invest in us! Administration has recently conducted a downtown vacancy study to assess the state of our rural main streets. The first study was conducted during the summer of 2017, the second in the summer of… Read More »Update on Vacancy Rates

Essex Council Meets with Hydro 1

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Special Council Meeting February 20th On Tuesday February 20th at 5:00, Essex Council is hosting a Special Council Meeting with Hydro 1. Please tune in to hear the improvements Hydro 1 is making in our area to increase reliability. You can watch the meeting on our YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/@EssexOntario

Message from the Mayor

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Dear Community, I want to thank the community for coming together again during this difficult time.  Both Wednesday and Thursday brought large amounts of rain and windy weather into our area.   Our drains and sewers are slowly receding, but it is still going to take time for the water to… Read More »Message from the Mayor

Council Approves Tender for Arthur-Gosfield- Maidstone Intersection

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At a recent council meeting- Council awarded the Maidstone-Arthur- Gosfield Intersection Improvement Tender (RFTID-23-008) to Quinlan Inc. in the amount of $678,743.27, including non-refundable Harmonized Sales Tax, andThat Council approve the additional funding of $152,108.21 above the approved 2023 CapitalBudget of PW-21-0037 “Maidstone-Arthur-Gosfield Intersection Improvement” for a totalproject cost of… Read More »Council Approves Tender for Arthur-Gosfield- Maidstone Intersection