The Future is bright and Sweet! I am thrilled to share the news that Doug Sweet has been promoted to the position of CAO for the Town of Essex. Doug has a great history of working for the residents of our community, serving council with mutual respect and a track… Read More »A BIG Welcome to CAO Sweet
Mark your calendar now! You won’t want to miss this one…. This statutory public meeting is being held for the purpose of a Zoning By-Law Amendment: ZBA 07/21 Vacant Land on Dunn Road.
Change of Location ACHS Private School did secure a lease at the Scout Hall but then the upstairs of the Harrow Arena became available. At the last council meeting, council approved the move to the new location. This location is a great fit for the boys private school. Skate on… Read More »Private School ACHS Moves to on Top of Harrow Arena
The Community has come TOGETHER like nothing I have ever seen before and we gave back to 4 amazing charities. Thank you SO much to everyone who donated and sent messages of support. It means that I am here doing the job you elected me to do. I will get… Read More »The Winners Are!!
Closed meetings are not open to the public but a report at the next public meeting will take place. Town Council is expected to go into Closed Session for the purpose of discussing a proposed acquisition of land by the municipality, as permitted pursuant to section 239 (2) (c) of… Read More »Notice of Closed Meeting: Wednesday August 4th, 3:00.
Tune into Essex Council Tuesday at 6:00 on our Essex Ontario YouTube Channel. I have summarized some of the highlights here for a sneak peak. The agenda is huge, 1357 pages but much of that is the Regional Landfill Report. For the Full Agenda, click the link below. https://calendar.essex.ca/meetings/Detail/2021-08-03-1800-Regular-Council-Meeting/208b9557-b81a-4fde-8b26-ad750092c882 Michelle… Read More »Agenda Tee-Up Regular Council Meeting: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 6:00 p.m.
*Disclaimer- not very many of the following votes were contentious but for transparency I wanted to share them anyway. The two bold ones were the most heated. Many decisions in our Council Chambers are not contentious and have majority in agreement where there is little debate. Some of the motions… Read More »March and April 2021: Voting Record
Alright everyone here is the list of the nominated Charities from the community in response to the Go Fund me account. Hopefully there is something for everyone here! I will do a Facebook live draw Saturday so watch for it. As a reminder Charities here were nominated by individuals in… Read More »The List of Charities for the Draw to be Held This Weekend for Go Fund me Account.
I have started something new! A new way to track questions that come across my desk. Each Friday I am going to send in one email, the open files/residents questions of that week. Report a Problem on the Town Website is the best place to start for any concern in… Read More »Councillors Questions
Hey Folks I did not get a chance to organize a facebook live draw today as I was busy working hard visiting local businesses. I will do so later this week. Stay tuned! Let’s take that love and throw it everywhere! Looking for Hometown Charities to reach out to me… Read More »Update: Seeking Hometown Essex Charities: Essex You Have Done Something AMAZING! Draw to be held later this week.
Purpose of Closed Meeting: For Council to discuss personal matters about identifiable individual (s) including municipal or local board employee (s), as permitted to do so by Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25, as am. A public update will be given at the next Public… Read More »Notice of Closed Council Meeting: Thursday, July 22, 2021 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Here is My Speech in Defense of the Integrity Commissioners Report during the July 19th Meeting. Council Colleagues- I am not sure if the Mayor or even the Deputy mayor should be chairing this file as the Mayor’s complaint against me said “ Thanks Bob for hearing me out, The… Read More »(E.L.K. Complaint) Where it is True…..