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Council discussions focused on youth transit access, financial reserves for growth, and environmental land protection, highlighting key priorities shaping the County’s future.

Highlights where members stood on the interim rate plan, concerns about long-term infrastructure funding, and why the committee will continue meeting.

Focuses on the interim water rate decision, why long-term financial planning is being postponed, and why the committee will continue meeting despite plans to dissolve.

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.

Water and Wastewater Committee shifts to one-year rate plan, reviews affordability concerns, and delays long-term study in Prince Edward County.

Committee discusses water rate approach, affordability issues, and long-term planning for water and wastewater services in the County.

Council and staff examine budget gaps, long-term care costs, and financial transparency in the 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.

The August 28, 2025 Council and Staff Working Session focused on defining long term service levels for County infrastructure, examining how roads, bridges, facilities, fleets, and other assets are maintained, and how future costs will shape taxes and service reliability.

PEC Committee of the Whole met on July 24, 2025 for a working session that examined tourism funding through the Municipal Accommodation Tax, proposed guardrails for artificial intelligence use, and a major shift in how future County budgets will be prepared and presented.

PEC Council and senior staff met on June 12, 2025 for an informal working session focused on asset management, service levels, and long term costs. This third session in a series examined corporate fleet, fire apparatus, and parks and recreation, laying the groundwork for major service and tax discussions later this year.

This part 2 of the June 12, 2025 Council and Staff Working Session focuses on who spoke, the concerns raised by councillors, and how asset management discussions could affect fire services, fleet replacement, parks, and service equity across Prince Edward County. No votes were taken, but the conversation revealed how different communities and priorities are shaping upcoming decisions.

Council discussions highlight rural equity concerns, youth engagement planning, and strong support for environmental land protection.

Councillors examine waste service transitions, question strategic performance metrics, and refine housing and rural planning data while adjusting community program directions.

Council advances worker housing exploration, accepts a key infrastructure planning report, and updates development charge policies to reflect provincial changes.

Council backs workforce initiatives, advances asset planning work, and updates development charge rules with a focus on local affordability realities.

Council endorsed the long-term Delhi Park plan for Picton, approved continued Lions Club road toll fundraising, and directed staff to develop a multi-year road infrastructure plan.

Council supported continued Lions Club road toll fundraising, endorsed the long-term Delhi Park 2034 plan for Picton, and examined data-driven planning for future road infrastructure investments.