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-based consulting firm StrategyCorp in December. That review culminated with a 140-page report which lays out a host of recommendations, categorized into 12 priority areas: roads, bridges and drainage; fire services; waste management; co-ordinated building, septic and bylaw services; planning services; economic development; collaborative procurement; integrated digital strategy; co-ordinated legal services; human resources co-ordination; communications; and overall co-ordination.
Home » News » County addresses ‘misinformation’ on shoreline bylaw
Haliburton County council feels there has been lots of misinformation spread about the municipality’s proposed shoreline preservation bylaw.
Environment20 January 2021
By Chad Ingram
Haliburton County councillors are calling another special meeting to further discuss the county’s controversial draft shoreline preservation bylaw, after a discussion during a Jan. 13 council meeting that addressed misinformation about the draft bylaw being circulated in the community.
The bylaw, which aims to protect lake health by maintaining and re-naturalizing shorelines, would restrict site alteration and the removal of vegetation within 30 metres of the high-water mark around water bodies. It has stirred some controversy in the county among waterfront property owners, as well as members of the community’s construction and landscaping industries.
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News16 December 2020
By Chad Ingram
The county’s bridges and culverts will require tens of millions of dollars in repairs and replacements over the coming decades.
Haliburton County councillors received a presentation from Harold Cleywegt, managing director with Keystone Bridge Management Corp. during their Dec. 9 meeting, the county having hired Keystone to complete an inspection of its bridges and culverts.
The inspection included 18 bridges and 24 large culverts, and showed $10.35 million in capital needs related to these structures between 2021 and 2028, “to bring the structures up to a good state of repair,” Cleywegt said.
“We’re recommending four culverts be replaced, and five bridges are in need of what we call a comprehensive rehabilitation,” he said.