Councillor Update - July 19, 2025

It's a beautiful weekend for the Dodge Ram Rodeo! Hope to see you there!

Coming up at Council

Council Meeting - July 24, 2025

Link to agenda

Agenda includes:

• Presentation - County of Wellington - Property Assessment & Impact on the Municipal tax base

• Delegation - Alex Ciccone, Garrod Pickfield LLP

• Report - Zoning By-law Amendments and Conditions of Draft Approval - Coscorp and Mattamy, Eighth Line

• Appointment - Town’s Representative to the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) Board of Directors

• Report - Water Rate Study & Financial Plan

• Award of RFP - transmission water main work

• Award of RFP - Engineering Design Services  to complete the detailed design, permitting, pubic consultation, tender documentation, sanitary sewer connection by-law preparation - as part of the Housing Enabling Water System Fund $29,473,750

• Consideration of Notices of Motions

  • Councillor Ryan - Opposition to Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025

  • Councillor Ryan - Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025

  • Councillor Ryan - Tree Protection and Preservation

The next Council meeting is September 11.

Previous Council Meeting - June 26

Summary here

Link to recording

Link to minutes

Asset Management Plan - approved

Identifies the levels of service and the cost of maintaining the following:

• 360+ km of roads, 48 bridges and culverts

• 10 parks, 4 ball diamonds, 7 soccer pitches, 2 arenas, 3 community centres, community trails, 9 cemeteries

• 1750 m of water mains & service lines

• 1 wastewater system - under construction

• 23 buildings - 1 admin, 2 fire, 6 parks and recreation, 4 roads, 10 water

• 25 land improvements - 3 admin, 22 parks & rec

• 58 vehicles

• machinery - admin, fire, parks and rec, roads, streetlights, water

Upper Credit Humane Society

Statement on Upper Credit Humane Society Lease

This process will allow both parties to have the time to plan for the future. Council has not made a decision on the future use of the property.

Safety

• Bear Sighting

• Fire Rating Restrictions - Prior to burning, please visit www.erin.ca , (scroll to the bottom of the page) to view information on burning restrictions, updated regularly by the Fire Department.

• Speed cameras are active on Trafalgar Road in Hillsburgh

  
  

Town Projects

• New theatre seating Centre 2000

• Participate in the Budget 2026 survey here

Community Volunteers

• Community Art Project

• Hillsburgh Garden Club

Support Local

Check out these charming videos - share them and support local

• From Hides in Hand

• From Acorn Media Group

• Discover Erin - a series of videos showcasing local businesses

Community Events

• Check out the listing here

  
  

County

• Erin Library - closing August 1 - new library opening this Fall

• Ambulance Station

• Waste - Garbage & Recycling

  
  

Cathy