Council News

After receiving a report from staff, which included the resignation letter of now former Councillor Steve Bartley, Meaford council officially declared his seat vacant on Monday, September 8, during their first meeting after their August break. After deciding to sell his farm and move out of the municipality, Bartley, who was first elected to council in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022, submitted his resignation letter on August 19, with the resignation taking effect September 3. “In accordance with...

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...