Council and Committee News

Mayor Bailey and Minister Smith discuss potential impacts of battery storage projects and how Lakeshore plans to protect rural areas. Lakeshore Mayor, Tracey Bailey, welcomed Ontario’s Minister of Energy, Todd Smith, and Essex Member of Provincial Parliament, Anthony Leardi, to show the potential impacts of proposed battery energy storage projects and energy infrastructure as well as share community concerns about the protection of the municipality’s rural areas.

Tax rate increase of 3. 75 percent for an average of $5. 50 per month. Council of the Municipality of Lakeshore deliberated and approved Lakeshore’s draft 2023 Budget, with final approval scheduled for the.

Don't forget, applications for vacant positions will be accepted until Friday, February 3, 2023 at 12:00 PM. The Municipality of Lakeshore is seeking eligible residents to serve on several local boards and committees for the 2022-2026 term of Council.

Comment period open for proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments, public meeting to be hosted in February. .

The Municipality of Lakeshore’s draft 2023 Budget will be presented to Council at the upcoming meeting on Tuesday, January 10, with deliberations scheduled for January 30 and 31. The draft Budget proposes a 4. 74 percent tax rate increase, along with increases to water and wastewater rates.

Greenhouses to be regulated under Official Plan and Zoning By-law, reports expected in early 2023. At the meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022,.

The Municipality of Lakeshore hosted the inaugural meeting of Council on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the Atlas Tube Recreation Centre. The meeting officially kicks off Council’s 2022-2026 term.

The Municipality of Lakeshore is seeking applicants who wish to be appointed to the Election Compliance Audit Committee. Election Compliance Audit Committees are required under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to consider applications requesting audits of candidates’ and registered third party advertisers campaign finances.

Take notice that the Council of the Municipality of Lakeshore passed a municipal-wide development charges By-law 56-2022, amending By-law 89-2020, being a by-law for the imposition of development charges, on the 31. st.

Neighbours and stakeholders invited to upcoming open house. Lakeshore residents are invited to attend an upcoming open house to learn about and share their feedback on the proposed Wallace Woods Secondary Plan, which will guide the future of a vibrant and mixed-use neighbourhood over the next several decades.