Council will consider the closing of part of Industriel Boulevard between Spence Avenue and the railroad track (PIN 54171-0108) and has declared at the March 9, 2020 meeting that parcel of land as surplus to the need of the Town with the intention to sell it to the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR). The by-laws for stopping and closing up that parcel of road and for transferring it to the UCPR will be considered by Council at the regular meeting to be held on May 11, 2020.

Closing_part_of_Industriel_boulevard_and_sale_of_road_allowance_en.pdf

The intention of the Community Improvement Plan Amendment is to make it more accessible. To adopt the new plan as amended, the legal process requires a public consultation organized by the Town. The purpose of this consultation is to gather the various comments, opinions and proposals from the public, in order to consider same when the Plan is adopted by the Town Council. Anyone can participate in said public meeting. A notice is published allowing you to find all the information about the meeting, the project as well as how to access the public consultation since it will be a virtual meeting.

Final draft12.50 MB

To facilitate your reading of the draft, you can listen to the video presentation by clicking on this link

Please peruse the attached notice below.

DRAFT_Notice_Stat_Public_meeting_-_CIP_Amendment.pdf139.53 KB

The Minor Variance Committee for the Town of Hawkesbury will hold a public hearing at Town Hall, 600 Higginson Street, Hawkesbury, at 7:00 p.m. on February 25, 2020 to discuss the application regarding the property located at 517 McGill Street.

For more information, please view the attached notice.

MV20-01_avis_517_McGill.pdf

In 2019, the municipality began the process of a study on development charges. The purpose of Development Charges (D.C.) is to recover the capital costs associated with residential and non-residential growth within the municipality. In sum, the new development projects pay for the required infrastructure for these new projects.

As part of the public regulatory process, we share the report of said study. A presentation of the study will take place at a public meeting on February 18, 2020.

Public notices will be sent to this effect.

You can download the document here:

Public notice

Development Charges Background Study

Notice of the Passing of a Development Charges By-law167.43 KB

Règlement_DC_By_law_no._16_2020-compressed.pdf2.72 MB

In September 2019, the Town of Hawkesbury adopted it's first communication plan. It will evolve as and when changes and needs in the community. It is intended to be a set of guiding principles and communication objectives to be achieved for the Town, in order to articulate its communications with the various publics.

The Town has the duty to inform its citizens about matters of public interest. Accuracy, consistency, transparency and integrity are the values of choice in all communications. To achieve this, Town employees must provide diligent, courteous and responsive services that reflect the concerns of citizens and respect the rights of the public.

Citizens must have easy and timely access to all the information they want.

Communication_Plan_2019_eng.pdf