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Part 1: Cultural Heritage Plan Advances as Planning Committee Debates Next Steps – 02/18/2026

Board members discuss youth funding for The ROC, victim services coordination, policing trends, and rising local safety concerns including intimate partner violence.

Feb 18

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Part 2: Fawcett Subdivision, Cherryvale Approval, and Lot Adjustment Consensus – 12/17/2025

Councillors reject a Picton subdivision over access concerns, approve Cherryvale rezoning with one dissent, and quickly pass a farm lot adjustment.

Dec 17, 2025

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Part 1: Loyalist Heights, Hillier Consents, and Environmental Oversight – 07/17/2024

Committee refers a major subdivision over environmental concerns, delays a Hillier application, and approves a technical consent after revising conditions.

Jul 17, 2025

Part 2: Public Art Policy, Transit Expansion, Budget Reform, and Roads Debate – 06/10/2025

Council endorsed public art expansion, seasonal transit service, disability advocacy, and budget process reform, while rejecting a proposed Roads Working Group after a recorded vote.

Jun 10, 2025

Part 1: Cold Creek Development and Watershed Concerns – 09/18/2024

A major subdivision proposal sparks debate over affordability, environmental protection, and road access before a conflict of interest stops the final vote.

Sep 18, 2024

Part 1: Farmland Protection Debate, Nature School Approval, and Picton Townhouses – 08/14/2024

Council blocks a severance tied to farming impacts, supports an outdoor school model, and approves a Picton housing project with stormwater controls.

Aug 14, 2024

Part 1: Council Hears Picton Terminals Anger, Then Moves Into Big-Ticket Decisions – 07/23/2024

Council hears strong opposition on Picton Terminals, moves forward on long-term care redevelopment, and approves accessibility and infrastructure-related decisions.

Jul 23, 2024

Part 2: Decisions on Quaker Road, Pleasant Bay, and Loyalist Heights – 07/17/2024

Councillors split on conditions, delay one application over process concerns, and send a major subdivision back for further review.

Jul 17, 2024

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Part 1: Consent Decisions, Health Outreach, and Picton Terminals Settlement - 06/25/2024

Council approved reconsideration of Ameliasburgh consent files, discussed Picton Terminals settlement terms, and heard deputations on dental health outreach and climate policy concerns.

Jun 25, 2024

Part 1: Council Grapples With Rezoning Deferral and Rural Consents – 05/15/2024

Committee members support sending a rezoning file back for further negotiations while unanimously advancing a second rural development application with standard conditions.

May 15, 2024

Part 2: Votes and Positions Shape Outcomes on County Road 24 and 12 Planning Files – 05/15/2024

Councillors respond to applicant and public input by pausing one rural rezoning file while moving forward with another through a formal vote and conditions.

May 15, 2024

Part 1: Wellington housing, rural severances, and two late deferrals at Shire Hall – 03/20/2024

Council decisions on March 20 focused on Wellington housing density, rural severance conditions, landfill buffer concerns, and two deferred County Road 2 applications.

Mar 20, 2024

Part 2: Wellington Zoning Approval, Lake Avenue Deferral, County Road 2 Severance Limits – 03/20/2024

Council advances a Wellington housing project, debates rural severance limits near landfill buffers, and defers several planning applications pending further review.

Mar 20, 2024

Part 1: Severance Reversal, Resort Expansion, and Shoreland Controls - 05/17/2023

The committee approves a subdivision, overturns a farm severance denial, advances a resort rezoning, and sets temporary limits on shoreline development.

May 17, 2023

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Part 1: Shorelands, Farm Severances, and Parkland Fees Set the Tone - 3/22/2023

From shoreline policy concerns to rural severance debates, the committee tackled both big-picture planning and site-specific decisions.

Mar 22, 2023

Part 2: Split on Shoreline Controls and Rural Severance Decisions - 3/22/2023

A closer look at who supported what reveals divisions on shoreline policy, rural severances, and development costs.

Mar 22, 2023

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