This week at the County Council meeting the County passed the motion from the Town of Essex listed below. Thank you County!
Re: Resolution of Support for Town of Essex Small Businesses
At its Special Council Meeting of December 14, 2020, Council of the Town of Essex discussed
the serious and dire challenges facing our small businesses in town due to the Covid-19
restrictions currently imposed in our area.
As a result of the discussion that ensued, the following resolution was passed:
Moved By Councillor Bondy
Seconded By Councillor Verbeek
“Whereas the Town of Essex recognizes that all small businesses in the Town of Essex are
essential and form the very backbone of our community and its economic, physical, mental
and social well-being;
And Whereas the Town of Essex acknowledges that its small businesses remain subject to
the currently imposed Provincial and local Health Unit orders relating to COVID-19 restrictions
on small businesses as such restrictions prevail over the Town’s ability to lessen such
restrictions;
And Whereas Council wishes to ensure that all small businesses in the Town of Essex are
aware and understand that they continue to have the support of their Town Council and
Administration;
Accordingly BE IT RESOLVED The Town of Essex hereby declares that all small
businesses in the Town of Essex should be deemed by Provincial and Local Health
authorities as being Essential Services during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Town
thereby requests that the Province of Ontario and the Windsor -Essex County Health
Unit take the required and immediate steps to deem all small businesses as being
Essential Services during the Pandemic so as to allow our small businesses to remain
open including in-store sales but with continued or increased safety measures as appropriate and with limited capacity restrictions in effect but with such capacity
restrictions to be appropriate to the size/capacity of the particular business.
And further that this resolution be also forwarded to the Province, Local Health
Authorities, local M.P.P and all local municipalities with a Request for Support.
