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Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings held on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. The agendas and staff reports are available on the Agendas and Minutes page of our website. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting was held electronically via video conference.

Strategic Plan Update

CAO, David Smith gave a mid-year update to Council on the 2019 - 2022 Strategic Plan.

Local Board/Committee Appointment

Council Appointed Todd Attridge...

For the second year in a row, the Municipality of Port Hope has prepared a modified Canada Day celebration with various virtual, self-guided and inventive programming for the local community that comply with the current restrictions due to the global pandemic.

“Once again we’ve re-invented our Canada Day programming and activities so that our local community can participate and enjoy, under the current Provincial guidelines,” notes Bob Sanderson, Mayor of the Municipality of Port Hope....

Residents are reminded that the Municipality has a new agenda and minutes software provider.

The agendas for the Council and Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings taking place on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, are now available on the Agendas and Minutes webpage. Meeting participation instructions are posted on the agendas.

A reminder that agendas for Council and COW meetings are posted on the Friday before the upcoming Council meeting. Council and COW meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of...

A Site Plan Application from the agent, Andrew Smith Building Design Inc. on behalf of the owner, Serghei lschenco for lands municipally known as 71 Toronto Road. A sign will also be posted on the lands subject to the proposed development.

The proposed new building is a 185.8m2 (1,999.9sq.ft.) single-storey wood frame structure that will be used as a denture clinic. The proposal includes 10 new parking spaces, one of which is a barrier-free parking space. There is currently an existing 100.7m2 one-storey...

Residents are advised that the municipal parking lot at the corner of Hope and Lake Streets is temporarily closing mid-June for approximately one month while remedial work is being conducted for the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) project. Public access will be restricted.

Alternate trail parking access is available at the Caldwell Street or Lake Street parking lots. There may be lane closures during this work, but no road closures are expected.

For more information on this project please