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At the Leamington Council meeting of Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Council:

• Approved an application for 1309 Mersea Road 5 to rezone a severed lot to permit an off-site farm-worker dwelling and to rezone the retained lands to prevent new residential development except a farm-worker dwelling.

The Municipality of Leamington is advising residents that work on the Seacliff Drive West Roundabout project will resume the week of March 2, 2026, with construction beginning on Clearwater Street.

Clearwater Street is the new roadway connection being constructed from the roundabout to service the adjacent development. During this phase of work, Seacliff Drive West will remain open to traffic.

This work is part of the Municipality’s plan to resume construction and complete the outstanding elements of the new roundabout at Seacliff Drive West.

The Leamington Council will meet Tuesday, February 24, 2026. View the summarized agenda here.

The Municipality of Leamington is advising residents that work on the Margaret, Audrey, Jane, Claire and Sherk Street Sewer Separation and Road Reconstruction Project will resume the week of February 23, 2026, weather permitting.

During this phase of work, the temporary road connection to Sherk Street at the east end of Claire Street will be reestablished to maintain resident access.

At the Leamington Council meeting of Tuesday, February 10, 2026, Council:

• Permitted a small boarding house for a three-year period at 421 Highway 77.

• Rezoned lands at 931-929 Mersea Road 1 for future development of a subdivision.

The Municipality of Leamington has obtained convictions resulting in fines totalling $1,920, plus court costs, against a local rental unit manager following a fire safety inspection of a residential housing unit. The inspection revealed multiple violations of the Ontario Fire Code related to the installation and maintenance of required smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

The Leamington Council will meet Tuesday, February 10, 2026. View the summarized agenda here.

Please note the following municipal service level adjustments on Family Day, Monday, February 16, 2026:

Leamington Municipal Building

The Leamington Municipal Building will be closed on Family Day. Residents can continue to report non-urgent municipal issues online at leamington.ca/ReportAnIssue.

Shared on behalf of the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA)

Circular Materials introduced a new residential recycling program on January 1, 2026. This new recycling program will only accept recyclables in carts provided by Circular Materials. Therefore, many residents have old recycle boxes or recycle carts that are no longer needed or are incompatible with the new residential recycling program. 

The Leamington Council will meet Tuesday, January 27, 2026. View the summarized agenda here.