Council Matters – October 13, 2026

At the Leamington Council meeting of Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Council:

• approved Zoning By-law Amendment 379 to rezone 482 County Road 31, 137 County Road 18, 426 County Road 31, 440 County Road 31, 460 County Road 31, 450 County Road 31, 466 County Road 31, 484 County Road 31, 112 Mersea Road 5, and 0 Mersea Road 5 from an Agricultural Hobby Farm Zone (A3), Agricultural Extractive Zone (A4) and Agricultural Residential Zone (A5) to a site-specific Agricultural General Zone (A1-52)
  
  
• deferred a Zoning By-law Amendment 381, to rezone 97-99 Seacliff Drive West, to the October 20, 2026 Council Meeting
  
  
• authorized the closure and transfer of an alley between Silver Avenue and Julien Avenue
  
  
• passed a By-law to impose fees to benefiting properties in connection with the Margaret, Audrey, Jane, Claire, and Sherk Reconstruction Project
  
  
• awarded the 2026 Cured-in-Place Pipe Lining Contract to Capital Sewer Services Inc in the amount of $398,426 (plus applicable taxes)
  
  
• approved municipal funding in an amount not to exceed $18,543,651 for all sanitary sewer works associated with the Northeast Trunk Sewer Project and awarding the next phase of the Northeast Sanitary Trunk Sewer Construction project to J&J Lepera in the amount of $49,423,111 (plus applicable taxes)
  
  
• initiated a diaper disposal pilot program
  
  
• awarded the contract for Sanitary Pump Station upgrades to Alberici Constructors Ltd in the amount of $663,203 excluding HST and approving an additional $50,000 excluding HST for Dillion Consulting Limited
  
  
• approved Policy ES-2026-01 – Hauled Sewage
  
  
• authorized the repairs to the structural roof joists in the arts programming room at the Leamington Arts Centre for a total cost of $39,460 (plus HST) and awarding the construction contract to Bartlett Restoration Ltd in the amount of $34,110 (plus HST), contract administration/engineering to J.P. Thomson Architects Ltd for $5,530 (plus HST) 
  
  
• approved the 2027 Council Calendar of Meetings
  
  
• supported a resolution for the doubling of the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund beyond 2026
  
  
• approved an addition $3,000 from the Parks Reserve to fund the installation of the Migrant Worker Square sign and $3,000 from the Engineering Reserve to fund the installation of the Italian Centennial Park sign

For further information, please refer to the Municipality of Leamington Council agenda and minutes at leamington.ca/Meetings.