At the Leamington Council meeting of Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Council:

• Adopted an engineer’s report for a new access bridge over the South Dales Drain – 9th Concession Branch; authorized the works to be tendered; and approved the scheduling of a Court of Revision. Council also approved a by-law to provide for the new access bridge over the South Dales Drain.

• Approved a consent application to sever 0.239 hectares from 427 Mersea Road 6 to create a surplus farm dwelling lot and merge the retained land with the abutting farm to the east. Council also approved a Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone the retained farm and the receiving farm to the east to A1-49 to prevent further residential development.

• Approved a consent application that will sever 3.44 hectares from 432 County Road 18 and add it to 500 County Road 18. The consent application will merge the retained 2.39 hectares with 430 County Road 18.

• Approved a Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone the severed lands from an Agricultural Hobby Farm (A3) Zone to an Agricultural Hobby Farm (A3-17) Zone to match the receiving lands.

• Approved the 2023 audited consolidated financial statements for the Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington, and for the statements to be published on the Municipality’s website.

• Received the 2023 Year-End Variance Analysis Report. Council also approved the following transfers of 2023 municipal taxation-funded surplus funds totaling $7,157,695:
  • Contingency Reserve – $2,757,695
  • Waterfront Redevelopment Reserve – $2,400,000
  • Engineering Reserve – $1,000,000
  • Parks Reserve – $1,000,000

• Retained the services of Tham Surveying Limited of Vaughan, Ontario, to complete the topographical and legal survey for segments 1-3 of the Northeast Trunk Sanitary Sewer in the amount of $62,795 (plus applicable taxes).

• Approved a policy for the Municipality’s Development, Procurement and Use of Artificial Intelligence.

• Approved an application to the Growing Canada’s Tree Canopy program, as well as $25,000 for the preparation of a tree planting plan by a qualified professional.

• Adopted the Engineer’s report for the Changes in Assessment for the McCracken Drain.

• Approved a Zoning By-law Amendment to remove the holding zone provision for the property located at 33 Hodgins Street to allow the construction of the approved multi-unit residential and stormwater infrastructure.

• Supported the proposed Plan of Subdivision for Southwind Estates, located east of County Road 33 between Mersea Road 1 and Mersea Road 2.

For further information, please refer to the Municipality of Leamington Council agenda and minutes at
leamington.ca/Meetings.