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Council Considers- March 12, 2019

Council will consider the following reports and matters at its upcoming Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2019:

• Assumption of the municipal services installed in the Santos Development, 2 Mailbu Drive
• Approval of the acceptance of municipal services in the Santos Development Phase 2
• Appoint an alternate member Council to the Property Standards Committee and to the Appeal Committee
• Receive the Treasurer’s Statement for 2018 Council and Appointee remuneration and expenses

A Public...

Council Matters - February 26, 2019

At the Council meeting held on February 26, 2019, Council:

• Held a public meeting, supported provisional approval of Consent Applications B-05-19 and B-06-19 to sever two farm lots located at 803 Mersea Road 6, Consent Application B-07-19 to sever a surplus dwelling lot located at 813 Mersea Road 6 and approved Zoning By-law Amendment #187 to change the zoning of the severed lands;

• Held a public meeting, supported provisional approval of Consent Application B-08-19 to add a parcel of land from the...

Leamington Council Passes 2019 Budget

As a result of budget deliberations held February 19 and February 20, 2019, Leamington Municipal Council approved the proposed 2019 municipal budget with a 1.8% increase to the municipal levy.  

The tax rate increase translates to an additional $37.10 on the municipal portion of a tax bill based on an average assessment value of $175,000.

“Ensuring an environment which encourages Leamington’s future advancement, even while maintaining fiscal responsibility, was a significant focus during the...

Council Considers - February 12, 2019

Council will consider the following reports and matters at its upcoming Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2019:

• Engineer’s report for the Changes in Assessment to the Silver Creek Drain and Engineer’s report for the McLeod Drain;

• Authorization for the Municipality to act as security on a $60,000 line of credit to be acquired by the Sun Parlour Players Community Theatre from the Windsor Family Credit Union to complete the final phase of renovations to the theatre;

• Approval for the...

Leamington Receives Funding for Intercommunity Bus Service

The Municipality of Leamington is pleased to announce it will receive $606,040 in provincial grant funding over five years from the Ministry of Transportation “Community Transportation Grant Program – Long-distance Scheduled Intercommunity Bus Service” stream (CT Program).

The funding will allow for the creation of an intercommunity bus service that will link the communities of Leamington, Kingsville, Essex and Windsor.

The preliminary concept is to have the new transit route operate Monday to...