Council Highlights - November 1, 2023

Wyoming, ON – At its regular meeting on Wednesday, November 1, Lambton County Council:

• Acknowledged students attending Council as a part of Take Our Kids to Work Day. These students joined hosts within the County to learn about the working world and the many ways municipal staff provide services to the residents of Lambton County.
• Authorized staff to implement activities to mark the 175th Anniversary of The Corporation of the County of Lambton and to celebrate its role as a unified federation of local municipalities.
• Approved council membership to both the Strategic Plan Committee and Public Health Strategic Team.
• Adopted the County of Lambton Winter Operations Plan for the 2023/24 winter season.
• Approved a speed limit adjustment for a portion of County Road 7 to accommodate a pedestrian crossing facility.
• Approved amendments to several corporate policies, including C00 #12 Council Member Pregnancy, Birth and/or Adoption of Child Leave Policy; C00 #13 Council-Staff Relations Policy; C12 #01 Alternate Members Policy; L07 #01 Sale / Disposition of Surplus Lands Policy; and L15 #01 Land Acknowledgement Policy.
• Approved the continuance of the annual Policing Grant to local municipalities in their current amounts and to continue the same for the 2024 year. Council requested staff to consult with all local municipalities on the potential discontinuation of the grant and the potential timelines, and return to Council with a report no later than July 2024.
• Approved the creation of two new affordable housing units, being a one-bedroom unit at 230 Capel Street, Sarnia, and a bachelor unit at 124 Queen Street, Sarnia, to be funded through existing provincial funding, where available, and any deficit be funded through the 10-year Capital Asset Management Plan.

Council will next meet in Open Session at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

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Please contact:

Lisa Leggate
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
County of Lambton
519-845-0809 ext. 5214
Email Lisa Leggate