We now have an Accessible bathroom!! The bathroom at the Kinsmen Field House in Ward 1 is now accessible! NO ONE ever should have to crawl to the bathroom or have any difficulty going to bathroom anywhere, let alone in a town owned building. The accessibility committee also vote to… Read More »A Move Closer to a More Accessible Essex
Would You Want YOUR Home This Close? In a 5 to 2 vote, council approved allowing Upper Canada Growers to build closer than the allowed limit on bunkhouses to wind turbines on May 16th. This is the part one of two meetings dealing with the file. Councillor Bondy declared a… Read More »The Vote on Migrant Housing Part 1
Budget 2021- Update Council voted all in favour of allocating 500k of the “recently was awarded additional OCIF grant monies in the amount of $911,741 to be used for new or existing infrastructure only (roads, sidewalks, shared paved trails, streetlights if part of a roads project and underground infrastructure, etc.)” to the 2023… Read More »County Road 50-Project Starting 2023! Finally
How does your road look? Council does NOT have a short term or a long term road plan but what we do have is a road condition assessment. This assessment is updated every 5 years and we have $ 55,000 in the proposed 2022 budget to update the Town’s road… Read More »Road Condition Maps
Below are Notices of Motion that your Elected Officials in Essex Championed in 2022. I believe, in my position as a Town Councillor, that this list is exhaustive and accurate. The record of Notices of Motion in the Clerks Office may be referred to for complete accuracy. A Notice of… Read More »Council’s Notice of Motions in 2022
Annual Report From Robert Swayze The Town of Essex has a contract with Robert Swayze to serve as our Integrity Commissioner. Each year he brings us an annual report. So far 2021 was the most costly to date. I hope come the new term of council we have less friction… Read More »Why the increase in costs of our Integrity Commissioner in 2021?
The Ontario Energy Board oversees our local Distributing Company, E.L.K. Every 5 years, E.L.K must justify their rates. From the OEB website I found the most recent application and wanted to share some of the information in it with you. I have entered the following Notice of Motion this morning… Read More »E.L.K. – OEB Orders to Address Data Gaps, Formalize Inspections – Rates Decrease
Everyone should be able to access our trails We have a beautiful active transportation trail from Victoria to the Greenway in Ward 1 along South Talbot but there are no curb cuts connecting the trail to users. Many people want to get out and use the trail system but for… Read More »Seeking Support for Trail Access
The Town of Essex greets new businesses with an official ribbon cutting. It is great welcoming new businesses to our town but some have fallen through the cracks without a best practice or policy in place to capture our new businesses. I believe it is time to develop such a… Read More »Seeking a Policy on Town Ribbon Cuttings
Today Council Received a Memo on FAQ on the Water Ban… Reason to Issuing the Outdoor Water Use Ban: · The water level in the South Colchester/Harrow Water Tower was at a lower than normal service level due to a weather event known as upwelling (described below). · If an… Read More »Water Ban- FAQ
This just in!!!! That Community Services Report 2022-22 entitled Harrow Arena Canteen Lease Agreement prepared by Jake Morassut, Director, Community Services dated August 2, 2022, be received; and That the Town of Essex approve entering into a lease agreement with the All Canadian Hockey School for leased space at 243 McAffee Street… Read More »Harrow Arena to Continue with Full Service Canteen
Congratulations Dalla Bona and Partners on breaking ground on the GreenLeaf Trails subdivision in Harrow. This project has been in the works for over 10 years as the developers, Dalla Bona Construction & Partners, prepare to kick off the 72-acre development. Phase 1 of GreenLeaf Trails, which consists of 28… Read More »Dalla Bona Construction & Partners Break Ground on GreenLeaf Trails, 300+ home development in Harrow, ON