The South Marysburgh Mirror September 2022 /7 COUNCIL CORNER John Hirsch Councillor, Ward 9 South Marysburgh Covid Vaccination The 7" wave is slowly declining but case and hospitalization numbers remain stubbornly high in the Hastings Prince Ed- ward health region. A third booster will likely be available soon and new clinics will be scheduled. Sign up for my daily email for all the latest facts. County Services Re-opened 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 Pic- ton fire station (Monday-Friday, 9 am - 4 pm). Shire hall re- mains closed for renovations until late November. Council Activity—Highlights for August 2022 Approved new Municipal Capital Facilities bylaw to pro- vide tax relief incentives for affordable housing projects Approved zoning for 40 unit affordable housing on the old Wellington Arena site — occupancy 2023 Approved consultation with the province to create a haz- ardous waste depot at the South Marysburgh landfill site Approved engaging the Affordable Housing Corporation e More bylaw reviews | encourage you to check out agendas and their sup- porting reports — all available on the County website, be- come informed and participate in our meetings via Zoom. Planning Matters You can see the details of all planning proposals and ap- plications on the County’s planning portal, download doc- uments and prepare comments as appropriate: https: nh www.thecounty. lanning-applications, Other Roadwork Questions have been as to why the Picton Main St. project had to be started in July. There are several reasons. First of all, it is a multi-month project and to have it completed be- fore the ground freezes, it had to start when it did. Secondly, it is difficult enough to get contractors to work for us, so we cannot dictate timeframes to them. Road repair, restoration and reconstruction handbook. | promised this would be available a couple of months ago and it has been finished. | emailed it to my daily email list earlier in August. If you have not received it and would like to edu- cate yourself about how the County goes at roadwork, just drop me a line and | will send it out. | 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 to discuss reuse of the old H.J. McFarland home for affordable housing purposes. Approved new HR related bylaws for anti-racism, harass- ment, etc. Finalized revised Short Term Accommodation Bylaws to Back the Build < Give to Your New County Hospital provide greater penalties for cheaters, stronger enforce- ment, no more whole home STAs e Received the CAO’s second quarter report Coming up e Complete Parks and Recreation Masterplan Decision on the Wellington Heritage District proposal Tender awards for Wellington water trunk mains Lakeside Motel site plan agreement HJ McFarland home development plan County-wide boat launch plan Revised Wellington Secondary plan Curious Goat General Store Will be at the Milford Fall Fa Honey, Beeswax Products 6 more! Drop by then or at the farm stand weekends 10 to 4! 1635 Old Milford Road