County votes to implement charges after lengthy debate Essex County Civic Centre. The County of Essex will go ahead with a development charge which will be added to new builds in the next couple of years. Following over an hour-long discussion last Wednesday night, which included comments from the president-elect of the Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors (WECAR), the charge will begin in 2028. “Development charges are about one core principal – growth paying for gro

Sydnee Botham (left), a development engineering co-ordinator with the Town of Amherstburg, chats with Leo Meloche at the public information centre for the possible expansion of the Amherstburg Water Treatment Plant. The former deputy mayor was one of the members of the public that gave their thoughts at the Feb. 4 meeting at the Libro Centre. Could there be an expansion of the Amherstburg Water Treatment Plant on the horizon? The possibility that the water plant could be upgr

Essex MPP Anthony Leardi chatted with residents last Monday afternoon as part of his latest “Coffee with Anthony” series. He was at Downtown Espresso Café in Amherstburg and plans to go to coffee shops around the riding. Residents got a chance to have a dialogue with their provincial representative in Queen’s Park earlier this week, with additional opportunities to come. Essex MPP Anthony Leardi has started the latest in his “Coffee with Anthony” series in Amherstburg this pa