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How can Prince Edward County help residents keep up with the cost of living? Explore the mayoral candidates’ responses, existing property-tax and water-bill relief, gaps in program access, and questions about funding, employment, and measuring results.

How should Prince Edward County balance new housing with infrastructure costs and community concerns? Explore the mayoral candidates’ proposals, the assumptions behind their numbers, and the questions residents still need answered about affordability, development charges, and future growth.

Getting to work without a car can be difficult in Prince Edward County, especially when shifts fall outside transit hours. This community discussion examines mayoral candidates’ proposals, potential costs, and practical ways to improve reliable access to employment.

PEC councillors take different positions on water infrastructure costs, growth, developer funding, and other key County decisions.

PEC Committee of the Whole weighs policing, water infrastructure, dark sky initiatives, affordable housing, and municipal funding priorities.

Land planning, financial decisions, and a major housing summit signal the next phase of affordable housing efforts in the County.

Key decisions on land, financing, and partnerships move affordable housing efforts closer to construction in the County.

Council debates reveal divisions on housing, strong support for infrastructure upgrades, and growing concern over provincial influence on local decision-making.

Council splits on fire service planning and consultation approach while aligning in full support of the Feed the Meter program and community wellbeing.

Board members emphasize urgency on housing projects, debate financial safeguards, and begin shaping a longer-term approach to funding and partnerships in Prince Edward County.

The housing board moves forward with active projects, explores new funding opportunities, and signals a shift toward long-term planning for affordable housing in Prince Edward County.

The County councillors show clear divides on housing, service levels, and financial risk while aligning on key community challenges.

The County Committee examines hidden housing issues, municipal service pressures, and organizational challenges as key decisions approach.

At the May 11, 2023 Council meeting, Prince Edward County approved the Queen Elizabeth School Expression of Interest process, confirmed a Tenant Selection Committee, passed a homelessness resolution calling for provincial action, and moved forward with a Habitat for Humanity land sale in Picton.

The County Affordable Housing Corporation discusses project delays, recruitment plans, and new funding approaches for housing development.

Council reviews housing progress, infrastructure funding, and routine service decisions shaping day-to-day operations in the County.

Council discusses housing progress, election sign rules, and service contracts while outlining what decisions mean for residents across Prince Edward County.

The affordable housing board examined financial concerns, clarified past costs, and continued moving the Disraeli project forward.

Board members challenged financial assumptions, reviewed Nile Street costs, and pushed forward the Disraeli housing project.

At its February 24 meeting, the County Council moved forward on firefighter negotiations, debated administrative monetary penalty reforms, corrected open-air burning fees, and approved a 2026 ballot question, while receiving a sobering housing and homelessness update.