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Council Meeting Highlights - December 1

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council Meeting and Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. The full agenda and staff reports are available on the Council Portal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting was held electronically via video conference.

Council Meeting Highlights Proposed cancellation of Choate Street Extension / changes to Vision in Motion

Council approved, in principle, the Municipality’s acceptance of the proposed...

2021 Budget Consultation

Residents are advised that the 2021 proposed budget documents have been posted for public reviewand open to receive comments from residents. 

A presentation of the proposed budget will take place at the upcoming Special Meeting of Finance Committee on Monday, December 7 and continue on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Members of the public can participate in this meeting. Meeting participation information will be posted on the meeting agenda, once it is ready and posted online. 

For questions...

Suction Dredging in Outer Harbour

Residents are advised that the Municipality of Port Hope is conducting a suction dredge of the Port Hope outer harbour. The dredging begins on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

The Municipality and Cameco Corporation have been working collaboratively to resolve issues related to Cameco’s cooling water intake, located along the west harbour wall, which has been impacted by sedimentation deposits. Cameco’s Conversion Facility continues to operate safely.

To conduct this operation, municipal staff have consulted...

Mason Homes Phase 5 Appeal

On Friday, November 20, 2020, the Municipality of Port Hope received a letter of appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) regarding the Penryn Mason Homes Phase 5 Subdivision (also called “Phase 5-Lakeside Village Community”). The appeal has been requested by the property owners (AON Inc., 2107401 Ontario Inc., Penryn Park Estates Inc., and Penryn Mason Homes Inc.).

In accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act, the property owners appealed the “non-decision by the Council...

New Stops for Bus Route A

Residents are advised that there has been a change to Transit 'Route A' to trial transit-user needs in the Mason Homes subdivision.

The bus on 'Route A' now travels westbound on Lakeshore Road, south on Strachan Street, to Victoria Street South, then northbound, connecting to the existing route on Toronto Road.

The following additional stops have been added to 'Route A':

• Lakeshore Road at Shortt Street
• Strachan Street at Hawthorne Lane 
• Strachan Street, approximately halfway between Lakeshore Road and...