Tag: council
Homeless situation in Grey County has become ‘more dire’
The majority of people identified as homeless in Grey County are local, contrary to some misconceptions, the county’s community services director said Thursday. Anne Marie Shaw confirmed the origin of homeless people in the county in an answer to a question from Owen Sound Deputy Mayor Brian O’Leary at county council Thursday. O’Leary wondered if […]
Arran-Elderslie’s newest council member thinks people ready for growth
Arran-Elderslie Mayor Steve Hammell was acclaimed on a council which saw its long-time deputy mayor replaced with a newcomer and one councillor replaced with a former holder of that office. Jennifer Christie handily defeated Mark Davis to become Arran-Elderslie’s incoming deputy mayor in Monday’s election. Christie’s received 1,704 votes to Davis’s 722. That’s 70.2 per […]
City council roundup: subdivision extension, fees rising, jail sold
Owen Sound council granted a developer’s request for a three-year extension to its draft plan approval for the first phase of the Redhawk subdivision across from the hospital. The Redhawk subdivision is to be built on the south side of 8th Street East, between 16th Avenue East and the future 20th Avenue East extension. The […]
Kincardine councillor’s remark triggers plea to integrity commissioner
A Kincardine councillor’s profane and vulgar remark at the council table has prompted official complaints to the municipality’s integrity commissioner and by Thursday, the municipality had received 48 informal complaints too. During a clip of the recorded council meeting Monday, a man can be heard uttering the offensive remark under his breath, after some discussion […]
Annual Owen Sound council pay and expenses reported Monday
Owen Sound city council pay and expenses were provided in a report to council Monday. Mayor Ian Boddy was paid the most, $56,760.26 in salary and per diems, and claimed $289.32 in expenses. Councillors Travis Dodd, Scott Greig, Brock Hamley, Marion Koepke, Carol Merton and Richard Thomas were paid $25,051.60 in salary and per diems, […]