Council Highlights - October 2, 2024

Wyoming, ON – At its regular meeting on Wednesday, October 2, Lambton County Council:

• Heard presentations from:
  • Kate Burns Gallagher, Executive Director, Western Ontario Wardens Caucus, regarding Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Strategic Priorities for 2024-2025, including accomplishments over the past year.
  • Stephen Turner, Manager, Lambton Emergency Medical Services, regarding updates to Lambton EMS’ Deployment Plan.
  • Sarah Churchill, Community Engagement Specialist, Social Services Division, regarding the Be Part of the Solution campaign.
• Supported Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership's application to the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot and Lambton’s participation in the REDI pilot program.
• Received an update from the Social Services Division regarding homelessness prevention and affordable housing.
• Approved the revised estimated cost of $12.22 million for the Small House Addition Project at Lambton Meadowview Villa.
• Accepted updates to the Lambton EMS Deployment Plan as presented to County Council and authorized staff to proceed with the necessary actions to improve resource utilization and response times.
• Directed that the Committee of the Whole structure continue on a permanent basis.
• Authorized staff to continue the moratorium on any new capital grants for the 2025 County Budget as a response to controlling and containing costs in the upcoming 2025 Budget.

Council will next meet at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The meeting will begin with a Closed Session, if necessary, followed immediately by the Open Session.

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