Amherstburg's public library renovation budget was under discussion at Monday's council meeting. The issue of windows at the Amherstburg Library was debated Monday night, but the costs of repairing the entire building could far exceed the $152,000 it would take to fix the windows. The $152,000 was identified as the cost for window repairs in a report by director of parks, facilities and recreation Heidi Baillargeon, and that will be talked about during 2026 budget deliberatio

Amherstburg will be sending a letter in opposition to having the 36 conservation authorities into seven. If provincial legislation goes forward, the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) would become part of a new Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority stretching from Windsor to the Guelph region. Councillor Molly Allaire, who is the chair of ERCA, put forth the motion that council unanimously supported. The motion called for the Town of Amherstburg to submit comments

Essex County Civic Centre. Essex County is putting a hold on its proposed development charges. Director of financial services/treasurer Melissa Ryan brought forth a report during last Wednesday night’s meeting that noted that information from the Province of Ontario’s proposed Bill 60 adds new information for the county to consider. County council will wait for more information including that coming from Henson Consulting who will be doing further investigation on behalf of t