- Council adopted Stouffville’s Final Draft New Official Plan. We covered an earlier draft last year and will detail the final version in a piece next week.
- Through a Notice of Motion from Mayor Lovatt, reconsideration of the Town’s approved cenotaph relocation, acceptance of a donated tank, and potential removal of the Stouffville Horticultural Society’s commemorative garden in Memorial Park will be on the May 15 Council agenda.
- Staff will proceed with reconstruction of the former Brierbush Hospital masonry columns to commemorate Stouffville’s past hospital. Funding sources are being investigated to cover the estimated $5,000-$6,500 unbudgeted expense.
- The Town’s Short-Term Rental By-Law was approved, setting new rules for how homes can be leased through services such as Airbnb.
- Following a closed session decision, the Town will be formally announcing a new modular daycare facility next week to begin addressing Stouffville’s daycare services shortage.
- The lease agreement with BMX Stouffville for their use of the Bruce’s Mill track was extended for an additional five years.
- Correspondence from the City of Kitchener was endorsed, which requests an extended timeline from the Province to seek further heritage designations before undesignated properties are forcibly removed from registers due to Bill 23 regulations.
- Council approved a Zoning By-Law Amendment for a future two-storey panel manufacturing plant at 15450 Woodbine Avenue.
- Mayor Lovatt will stand for election to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Board of Directors.
Whitchurch-Stouffville Council Recap: May 1, 2024
