Council News

When council returns from their August summer break on September 8, they will be missing one member, Steve Bartley, who has departed council after serving 11 years. Bartley was first elected to council in 2014, and was re-elected in 2018 and in 2022. While Bartley had decided not to seek election to a fourth term next year, he had intended on finishing the current term. However he and his wife have been planning a downsizing, and they couldn't find a suitable...

Meaford council received some good news during their July 21 meeting after a report from staff that suggests that the need for a costly expansion to the municipal wastewater treatment plant could be avoided, in the short term at least. Council has been aware for a number of years that the municipal wastewater treatment plant was operating near its capacity, and that capacity issue has been a topic of discussion and concern with each new development proposal that would require...