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What is coming to Council Chambers Monday Feb 1st Regular Council Meeting? At its Special Meeting held, January 18, 2021 Council for the Town ofEssex received presentations from a number of local residents andsmall business owners to discuss how they have been impacted by thecurrent COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent… Read More »Agenda Tee-up February 1st Regular Council Meeting 2021- Looks like we have some guest delegations!

Sunday January 31st at 7:00 pm, residents are welcome to share their thoughts on Colchester in a Virtual Town hall meeting. Share with others what your vision of Colchester looks like. All members of our community are welcome to join. The last Secondary Plan for Colchester was done in 2007… Read More »Final Reminder – Colchester Chat and Connect

In an effort to keep everyone informed of the progress of the Highway 3 Widening Project I wish to alert members of the public to a website where information on the project can be found. https://sites.google.com/site/highway3widening/

In advance of the Colchester Connect and Chat I wanted to ensure everyone was able to view what was being proposed at 195 Bagot, the Old School House in Colchester. Please take a look at the gallery of photos presented to council during the January 18th Regular Council meeting. To… Read More »The Proposed Development at the Old School

Hydro One contacted my office and wanted to explain recent power outages that affected parts of Harrow and Colchester area in the fall of 2020. Hydro One is in the middle of a multi-year upgrade of several assets in our region which started in 2017. Two of the four transformers… Read More »Update from Hydro One

The Town of Essex council held a meeting with small business owners January 18th at 4:30. The result of that meeting was the following letter below was drafted and sent to government officials. If you want to see the full meeting it is on You Tube under Essex Ontario Special… Read More »Small Business Letter to our MPP and MP

The Town of Essex is seeking feedback from the community on the draft Climate Ready: A Climate Adaptation Plan for the Town of Essex, 2021-2026. Submissions will be accepted until February 3, 2021. For questions about the draft plan and how your feedback will be used, please contact the Town’s Climate Change Analyst,… Read More »Climate Ready Plan Feedback Form

The Town of Essex is happy to announce that Weston Apartments has been issued a Certificate of Occupancy as of January 22nd 2021. Click on the link to check out these new apartments in beautiful downtown Essex. https://westonessex.com/

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 BusinessesAt its Special Council Meeting of December 14, 2020, Council of the Town of Essex discussedthe serious and dire… Read More »Essex County Council Supports the Town of Essex Small Business Motion!

Tonight I am zooming into the Arts, Culture and Tourism Committee as a guest speaker to see if this committee has any desire to look for sponsorships of Musicians that play for our Virtual Tune up the Parks events. Before with live performances we used to ” pass the hat”,… Read More »Guest Appearance at the Arts Culture and Tourism Committee

A notice of motion, NOM, is when a councillor gives advance notice of a topic he or she wishes to discuss. After hearing from the community concerning the recent Old School House File in Colchester, with the help of the community, I created the following list of motions to bring… Read More »Notices of Motions entered January 18th, 2021