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Council addresses community planning priorities, holds the MAT at four percent, begins a Millennium Trail review, and moves forward with parking and rural safety bylaw changes.

The County’s Committee of the Whole meeting on April 13, 2023 explored lawn naturalization, rural tax structures, and farming mental health. Presentations and public input highlighted how environmental policy, agricultural finances, and community well being intersect across the County.

Council discussed calls to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic, reviewed the Enbridge franchise agreement, and supported a motion to explore a 10% operating budget reduction, highlighting ongoing safety, infrastructure, and financial pressures across the County.

Councillors debated intimate partner violence, Enbridge’s franchise renewal, and a proposed 10% budget reduction. The recorded vote and discussions revealed how each ward, from Picton to South Marysburgh, approached key financial, safety, and infrastructure decisions.

The meeting focused on real-life pressures facing residents, from healthcare access to roaming livestock and rising municipal costs.

Council backed new healthcare solutions and moved toward a livestock bylaw after hearing strong resident concerns across the county.

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

Councillors debated shoreland protection policy, agricultural severances, parkland cash-in-lieu fees, and rural development applications. The meeting highlighted how land use rules and planning conditions shape development decisions across PEC.

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