2025 01 08 Council Meeting Highlights

January 10^th 2025                                        NEWS RELEASE                          For Immediate Release

Council Highlights

Wyoming, ON – At its Regular Council Meeting on Wednesday, January 8^th the Council of the Town of Plympton-Wyoming:

• Presented Priscilla Gagne with an award to recognize her recent achievement in Judo at the 2024 Paralympics.
• Heard a delegation from Brad Zantingh, on behalf of JN Ventures regarding drainage debentures.
• Permitted Roll #3835.340.020.37700 to debenture their assessments on the Errol Road Branch Brain.
• Passed a motion to reconsider motion #11 from the November 27^th, 2024 Regular Council Meeting.
• Received a report regarding an OPP False Alarm By-law and passed By-law 140 of 2024 to impose fees and charges for services or activities provided by the OPP in relation to false alarms.
• Received a report regarding the Annual Arena User Fee Agreement with the Town of Petrolia for Greenwood Recreation Centre and defeated By-law 142 of 2024 to facilitate the agreement.
• Received a report regarding a new Schedule of Assessment for the repair and maintenance of the Kernohan O'Donnell Drain and appointed M. Gerrits Consulting Inc. under Section 76 of the Drainage Act to produce a new schedule of maintenance for the Kernohan O'Donnell Drain.
• Received a report regarding Requests for Drain Maintenance for the period of October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024.
• Received a report regarding Proposed Changes to the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.
• Passed By-law 1 of 2025 being a By-law to Authorize the Borrowing of $1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars) as temporary financing for the Town of Plympton-Wyoming.
• Passed By-law 5 of 2025 being a By-law to authorize the execution of an agreement with his Majesty the King in Right of Ontario and the Town of Plympton-Wyoming for the Fire Protection Grant.
• Passed By-law 6 of 2025 being a By-law to appoint a Fire Chief for the Plympton-Wyoming Fire Department.
• Passed By-law 4 of 2025 being a By-law to authorize the execution of an agreement considered in closed session.
• Council supported the following items of correspondence:
  • Resolution from the Municipality of Kincardine regarding property taxation implications Related to Non-Market Valuation of Electricity Industry Properties.
  • Resolution from the Town of Cobalt regarding improvements to the catch and release system.

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Gary Atkinson
Mayor
Town of Plympton-Wyoming             
Telephone: 519-384-0295
Email: gatkinson@plympton-wyoming.ca

Erin Kwarciak                                                   
Clerk                                                                   
Town of Plympton-Wyoming                             
Telephone: 519-845-3939                             
Email: ekwarciak@plympton-wyoming.ca