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Heritage Committee advances Cultural Heritage Master Plan with urgency around Bill 23, recommending a six-month implementation plan while reviewing permits, signage, and procedural gaps.

Prince Edward County’s heritage advisory committee reviewed draft procedures for public art in heritage areas, discussed heritage considerations tied to the Drake Devonshire expansion proposal, and explored plans for future Heritage Conservation District signage.

Committee members, residents, and project representatives debated public art procedures, heritage impacts of the Drake Devonshire expansion proposal, and the future of Heritage Conservation District signage and community engagement in Prince Edward County.

Discussions focused on protecting heritage properties, improving permit processes, and expanding cultural landscape recognition. Community input highlighted the need for broader consultation, while decisions aimed to balance conservation with practical development needs.

One of the most detailed and emotionally charged discussions of the meeting focused on the heritage permit application for Tara Hall. Liz Driver explained the heritage planning principles behind the committee’s concerns, emphasizing that alterations to historic buildings should protect original materials, remain visually compatible, and ideally be reversible in the future. She stressed the importance of maintaining the building’s historic proportions and ensuring new addition

The committee discusses provincial heritage evaluation work, upcoming designation bylaws, planning file reviews, and funding requests tied to plaques, notices, and heritage documentation across the County.

Committee members discuss heritage feedback to the province, Base 31 planning files, signage updates, and new funding requests tied to heritage designation work and community consultation.