The South Marysburgh Mirror COUNCIL CORNER John Hirsch, Councillor Ward 9, South Marysburgh Covid Vaccination The mass Covid vaccination clinics in Picton are being scheduled on a one-off basis primarily to offer 4°" shots and residents can also get vaccines at Has- tings Prince Edward Public Health offic- es. County Services in the reopening Proof of vaccination requirements have been lifted and ca- pacity limits eliminated in all indoor settings. Masks are no longer required in most settings but are still strongly recom- mended especially for those of us in higher risk categories. Individual businesses may require masks and/or vaccination as they see fit. Municipal offices at the Edward Building (280 Picton Main Street) and the Picton fire station (8 McDonald Drive) have returned to regular service. The public can drop into the Ed- ward Building (Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5 pm) and the Picton fire station (Monday-Friday, 9 am - 4 pm). Council Activity—Highlights for May 2022 e Decision to stop licensing new whole home Short Term Accommodations (STAs) e Decision to return the “Holding Court” sculpture to the MacDonald project and establish indigenous related exhib- its in the MacAuley museum e County Foundation grant awards announced - significantly oversubscribe e Atender was approved for rehabilitation of a bridge on County Road 4 - $944,000 e Atender was approved for reconstruction of County Road 4 and Talbot Street - $3,295,000 « Atender was approved for annual line painting - $338,000 e Atender was approved for reconstruction of Picton Main Street from Bridge to Spenser Streets (extensive water and wastewater components) - $5,309,000 e Approval of bylaw changes to allow Uride to provide ride sharing service in the County as a pilot project (similar to Uber) e Aheritage permit task team has been created within the Heritage Advisory Committee e Temporary approval to apply wastewater biosolids on County farmland (100 acres) pending further study Coming up: e Appointment of the first Board of the new Destination Marketing Organization « Complete Parks and Recreation Masterplan e Decision of the Wellington Heritage District proposal e Tender awards for trucks, grader, pumper tanker, Welling- ton water trunk mains Lakeside Motel bylaw enforcement H.J. McFarland home development plan Organic waste program options County-wide boat launch plan Revised Wellington Secondary plan More bylaw reviews | encourage you to check out agendas and their supporting reports — all available on the County website, become in- formed and participate in our meetings via Zoom. Planning Matters Expansion of the Drake Devonshire hotel and motel prop- erties in Wellington was approved. Quinte Conservation has completed the Shoreline Manage- ment project which has resulted in the 100-year floodline be- ing raised more than 20cm over all the County’s shoreline. This will inform planning decisions going forward. You can see the details of all planning proposals and appli- cations on the County’s planning portal, download docu- ments and prepare comments as appropriate: https: L/ www.thecounty.ca/1 lanning-applications, Other TheSummer Hub section is live on the County’s website — here you can find out all about how to navigate the summer season, get beach passes, etc. The County announced a PECelebrate Festival to kick off the summer season — including Canada Day — details on the County website. | can be reached by phone, text and email. jhirsch@pecounty.on.ca 613-846-0046 And don’t forget, for immediate service the County help line is available: 613-476-2148 ext. 1023 Email: info@pecounty.on.ca Or submit a request using the online form on the County website: www.thecounty.ca Bylaw complaints: bylaw@pecounty.on.ca For weekend or 24 hour situations go to the who to con- tact page: www.thecounty. hub/who-to-call/ For weekend or 24 hour situations go to the who to con- hub/who-to-call/ tact page: www.thecounty.