If proposed development which calls for 22 new single-detached units on McLeod Ave. in the Bar Point area of Amherstburg proceeds, it will do so without the endorsement of town council. A 29-page report from manager of planning services Chris Aspila contained a recommendation that, in part, asked for the proposed plan of subdivision be endorsed but town council unanimously balked at endorsing it. While the county is the ultimate approval authority on the matter, town council backed residents...

A proposed new subdivision that could create hundreds of new homes just east of the Fraserville subdivision saw numerous concerns outlined by residents. There was no decision made by town council, with that vote to be done by the new council after a second public meeting, but residents still voiced concerns with the plan that would call for 312 residential dwellings, including 168 street townhouse units and 144 apartment dwellings within two six-storey buildings. It was the second proposal,...

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors have approved a management plan for the Collavino Conservation Area in Amherstburg. The site opened to the public in May. The board of directors with the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) has approved the new master plan for its newest conservation area. The Collavino Conservation Area Master Plan was approved during ERCA’s Sept. 10 board meeting. ERCA’s director of conservation services Kevin Money told the board...