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County concerned about misuse of Crown land News13 July 2021 By Chad Ingram Haliburton County council is attempting to open a dialogue with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry about the ongoing inappropriate use of Crown land within the county’s borders. Councillors received a memo from Algonquin Highlands Mayor Carol Moffatt during a June 23 online meeting, “The comments that are contained in the report to council, they’re a fraction of what I’m sure we’ve all heard off a...

Home /Short-term rental regs move to upper tier News19 May 2021 By Chad Ingram The issue of regulating short-term rentals in Haliburton County will move to the upper tier of the county council table, after receiving support for the concept from each of the county’s four, lower-tier municipal councils. County councillors came to that agreement during a May 12 online meeting. During the past few years, each of the county’s four municipal councils have had conversations about introducing reg...

Home /Backyard chickens back for MH council News14 April 2021 By Chad Ingram The issue of allowing backyard chickens in Minden Hills is back on the proverbial table for township councillors after a delegation during an April 8 online meeting. During last week’s committee-of-the-whole meeting, councillors heard a presentation from resident Matthew McWilliams, requesting the township amend its zoning bylaw to allow for the keeping of backyard chickens. Currently, Dysart et al is the only one ...

Home /MH councillors endorse charging station proposal News14 April 2021 By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council is supporting a recommendation from the County of Haliburton that would see the township install electric vehicle charging stations at its administration office and the arena. As part of its climate change mitigation plan, the County of Haliburton has applied to funding programs to help purchase charging stations for the county and its four, lower-tier municipalities. As for the fundin...

Home /Dealing with docks on public property News14 April 2021 By Chad Ingram Minden Hills council is considering what to do about the proliferation of private docks placed on publicly owned shoreline road allowances within the township, and is looking to involve the public in that conversation. Councillors received a report regarding private docks on public property from township planner Ian Clendening during an online April 8 committee-of-the-whole meeting. As that report indicates, the exis...

Home /Bobcaygeon Road project out of budget News3 March 2021 By Chad Ingram Minden Hills councillors removed the reconstruction of Bobcaygeon Road from the township’s 2021 budget during their fifth and final round of budget deliberations on Feb. 25. Council has landed on a tax levy increase for the year of 3.75 per cent, which equates to a residential tax rate increase at the lower-tier level of 2.6 per cent. This equates to an increase of $11.47 for every $100,000 of assessment, assuming a...

File photo. Waves on Rainy Lake – Jenn Watt Staff Environment16 February 2021 By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton will create and post answers to frequently asked questions regarding a shoreline preservation bylaw, to be housed on the county’s website. As previously reported, during a Jan. 27 meeting, county council voted to discontinue the in-house process that had been in place surrounding the creation of a shoreline preservation bylaw, and issue a request for proposals for a...

Haliburton County council passed its 2021 budget last week. News16 February 2021 By Chad Ingram Haliburton County councillors passed the 2021 budget during a Feb. 10 meeting, the final budget containing a tax increase of 3.84 per cent. Councillors had first reviewed the budget during a Jan. 11 meeting. Since then, it was learned the county’s insurance costs would be higher than had been budgeted for the year, however, that was offset by increased property assessment values, received...

Haliburton County council passed its 2021 budget last week. News3 February 2021 By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton will contribute $25,000 to Point in Time’s campaign to assist students in the county with internet costs in the online learning environment created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During a Jan. 13 online meeting, county councillors received a presentation from the social services agency, explaining that some 150 students in the county were unable to attend school...

News20 January 2021 By Chad Ingram Haliburton County council will create an economic development officer position for the county, as well as work toward joint procurement of goods and services for the county and its four lower-tier municipalities. During a special meeting on Jan. 13, councillors decided those would be two priority items for 2021 stemming from the service delivery review the county had completed for itself and its lower-tier governments, and which council received from Toronto-...