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Accessibility discussions, election planning, and policy direction shape the committee’s final term priorities.

Council weighs service expectations, rising costs, and fire safety updates in a discussion shaping future County decisions.

A major service review, service level discussions, and updated burning rules shape key County decisions.

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.

Prince Edward County’s heritage committee welcomed the direction of the draft Cultural Heritage Master Plan while flagging concerns around public engagement, Indigenous and natural heritage recognition, and the real-world costs of heritage designation.

This meeting highlighted growing tension between financial risk, institutional caution, and public concern, as councillors, staff, and residents grappled with how rising water and wastewater costs, uncertain growth, and limited engagement are shaping trust in the County’s decision-making process.

This meeting focused on the growing tension around water and wastewater costs in Prince Edward County, as rising debt, uncertain growth projections, and limited public engagement collided with mounting concern from ratepayers.

This meeting showed the Traffic Advisory Committee working as designed, listening carefully to residents, weighing safety concerns, and operating within policy constraints—while also exposing the limits of a system struggling to keep pace with lived experience on County roads.

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.

Councillors debated tourism revenue oversight, approved public representation on an AI governance committee, and received direction on a restructured 2026 budget process during the July 24 Committee of the Whole meeting.

Council received a Development Charges Background Study, discussed statutory exemptions for affordable housing, considered rural and urban consultation, and explored governance ballot question options for the 2026 municipal election.

Council receives public input, winds down the community hub process, and moves multiple redevelopment proposals for the Queen Elizabeth School site to the next stage.

Council discussions reveal differing views on partnerships, density, and community use, while ultimately keeping all redevelopment proposals in play for the Queen Elizabeth School site.

Staff outline how projects are planned and delivered, while committee members push for clearer accountability, transparency on project outcomes, and scrutiny of rising infrastructure costs in Wellington.

Accessibility priorities shape parks planning, new development tools are approved, and the committee updates how it meets and supports funding requests.

Beach accessibility moves forward while transit awareness improves and technical issues delay key committee decisions.

A funded beach accessibility project gains strong support, transit services are reviewed, and technical issues prevent the committee from completing its agenda.

Resident-driven traffic concerns lead discussions on safety, parking adjustments, and future studies, highlighting the slow and data-driven nature of decisions.

The County Committee of the Whole meeting on June 29, 2023 focused on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan update, highlighting community feedback and facility planning, and began detailed discussions on the County’s Strategic Plan, including service standards, budgeting, and long-term priorities.