Transparency
Council agrees to release terms of settlement At a special meeting held last Wednesday evening, Council decided to release the terms of settlement made between Picton Terminals and the municipality. Council settled a legal dispute with Picton Terminals in a closed session in June. At its July 23 meeting, Council learned that Picton Terminals had […]
An evening with Jackie and Kim
Mother and daughter duo reunite at the Sergeants Mess Hall It was a family affair as Jackie Richardson and her daughter Kim Richardson shared the stage in the Sergeants Mess Hall at Base31 on Friday night. They started off a cappella with both their voices filling the room, before being joined by Kim’s band of […]
All systems go
Regional waterworks studies completed On paper, the proposed super regional water plant in Wellington, plus a new intake pipe and wastewater plant, is estimated to cost $138 million, according to just-released engineering reports. These three components will add about $90 million to the overall waterworks spending (after the cost of previous designs is netted out). […]
Legally binding
Residents left stunned after Council settles with Picton Terminals Members of the public were left stunned last Tuesday evening, when Council came out of a closed session and Mayor Steve Ferguson announced that the municipality’s settlement agreement had been accepted by Picton Terminals. “Everyone knows that the matter of negotiations and discussion with Picton Terminals […]
Boldly going
Shire Hall moves a step closer to building a new long-term care home in Picton Shire Hall is nearly ready to award a construction contract for a new longterm care home near the existing H.J. McFarland Memorial Home. The 126,000 s.f. facility will comprise 160 beds across five wings—approximately double the size of the existing […]
Festival of flight
Radio control airplane flyers host a day of high flying fun Members of the Prince Edward County RC Flyers gave a demonstration of their flying skills at the club’s field on Clarke Road last Saturday. There were model planes of several different kinds, from the classic Cessna-like craft to sleek modern jets. Some were powered […]
Too many questions
Former councillor calls for a pause to waterworks expansion plans A growing number of voices are calling for a pause in expanding Wellington’s waterworks. In the wake of an audit committee revealing massive holes in the planning and financing of the project, of new homebuilding in the County falling to levels unseen in 20 years, […]
Not there yet
Council sends Loyalist Heights plans back to the drawing board During last Wednesday’s planning and development committee meeting, councillors reviewed a zoningc hange for the property that sits along Sandy Hook Road. The Loyalist Heights lands run along the Millennium Trail and are proposed to house 396 units, including 100 single-detached residential lots, 26 semi-detached […]
Crumbling foundation
Consultant confirms massive hole in waterworks plan The story started falling apart early last week. Shire Hall’s audit committee had been tasked with nailing down the assumptions that supported spending hundreds of millions on waterworks in Wellington and beyond. How many people are coming? When will they come? How much commercial development will they generate? […]
Live question
Who says water plants need to be replaced? The audit committee chair was reeling after learning that a key bit of the foundation supporting the Wellington waterworks expansion plan had collapsed under scrutiny. So John Hirsch may be forgiven for presuming he knows the answer to one of the primary questions still outstanding. “There is […]