May 12 Meeting Highlights

Grey County Council met on May 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber and virtually through Zoom. The meeting was immediately followed by a session of Committee of the Whole. Recordings of the meetings can be found on Grey County’s YouTube Channel.

County Council

• Council accepted the minutes of the April 28 County Council and Committee of the Whole meetings.  Council  Committee
• Council accepted the minutes of the March 25 Board of Health meeting. Dr. Zayed provided a verbal update and Councillor Paterson, Chair of the Board of Health, provided some statistics of the health unit’s scope and growth since the pandemic.  Report  

Committee of the Whole

• Staff presented an addendum to a report about two University of Guelph student projects that will support local planning. The projects, Density is not a Dirty Word Guide and Grey County Green Development Standards will be used as resources for informing future policies and projects.  The reports will be shared with local municipalities.   Report
• Council extended a lapsed plan of subdivision known as Sunvale located in West Grey.  Report
• Council approved a tender for the creation and installation of the Abundance gallery at Grey Roots. This is phase two of construction, which follows the Voices of Grey installation in 2020.  Report
• Council received an update on the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program.  This program will reduce childcare fees for families. Staff shared more information about funding guidelines and requirements.  Report
• Council discussed correspondence critical of the Grey County Climate Change Action Plan’s approach to mitigating greenhouse gasses generated through cattle production. Council passed a motion supporting the plan and its actions and asking staff to further promote the greenhouse gas mitigation opportunities within the plan.  Correspondence  

The Clerk’s Department maintains the official record for Grey County. This publication is intended to provide meeting highlights only. For official records, please refer to the meeting minutes, or contact the Clerk’s Department at 1-800-567-4739.