There was a round of applause in the Essex County council chambers last week from councillors, administration and staff as the long-awaited road rationalization study was presented and adopted. “It’s the report we’ve been waiting for for years,” said Warden Hilda MacDonald. Director of infrastructure and planning services Allan Botham presented the 75-page report that, over the next two to seven years will see the responsibility of 42.8 km of county roads either uploaded to t

Essex’s County’s County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) is going through a transformation that could see a division in who pays for new infrastructure. Manager of transportation, planning and development Jerry Behl outlined a new plan that would have the county assuming all CWATS infrastructure as part of Essex County council’s April 1 meeting. “Once infrastructure is built, we will finalize who owns, maintains and replaces the CWATS infrastructure,” said Behl. Sign

Remuneration for members of Essex County council and its committee members for 2025 has been released. The annual report, which county director of financial services/treasurer Melissa Ryan states fulfills the requirements of the Municipal Act, details all forms of remuneration from salaries, conference expenses, mileage and more. “Base salaries for the warden, deputy warden, councillors, and alternate members are adjusted annually in line with the percentage increase approved