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The Town of Greater Napanee’s regular Council meeting Tuesday, June 28, 2022, had a packed agenda. This resulted in a packed meeting room with multiple chairs being brought in for the overflow crowd of citizens wishing to voice their thoughts and feelings. First up were two special awards of recognition.
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In their regular meeting on Thursday, Jun. 16, 2022, the Planning Committee of the City of Kingston received a new report on the Kingston Waterfront Development Ltd. for the property on a pier in Elevator Bay, the former site of Kingston’s Grain Elevator built in the 1930s. The site, now known
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On Thursday, Jun. 16, 2022, the City of Kingston’s Planning Committee held a public meeting regarding a proposed subdivision development at the site of Bayview Farms on Bath Road. Armitage Homes Limited is proposing a residential subdivision project at 4085, 4091, and 4097 Bath Road. “The subdivision is proposed to
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The following is a submitted letter to the editor on the development being proposed by Kingston Waterfront Development Inc. (owners) and IBI Group Inc. (applicants), which will be discussed at a Public Meeting of the City of Kingston’s Planning Committee on Thursday, Jun. 16, 2022. The views and opinions expressed
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The site of the former Davis Tannery along the Great Cataraqui River is a fenced-off urban forest home to flora, fauna, and foulness. And therein lies a controversy. No Clear Cuts Kingston! (NCCK) is a concerned group of citizens who see the site as an urban forest in need of
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Napanee’s downtown boat launch has been a cause of confusion and consternation this summer for many boaters. Changes to the layout, new signage, a loss of parking spaces, and a seeming lack of enforcement have all contributed to the issue in August 2021. Area resident, Donald Stokes, has been following the
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Currently under review by the City of Kingston is a site plan control application by Kingston Waterfront Developments Ltd., which owns and is proposing to develop the site of the former grain elevators on a pier in Cataraqui Bay. James Bar, acting Manager of Development Approvals for the City explained,
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This article is Part 1 of a two-part series on the proposed plans for developments on the pier of Cataraqui Bay, also known as Elevator Bay, off of King Street West. Part 2 can be read here. This past spring, Kingston Waterfront Developments Ltd. submitted a sixth site plan to
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Closed Session meetings, staff vacancies, tax sales among items on the agenda The agenda for the Greater Napanee Council meeting taking place on Tuesday, Jul. 20, 2021 is now available, which includes zoning meetings, staff vacancies, and a number of lengthy staff reports — but the topic that many residents
Read moreLoyalist Township Council voted Monday, Jun 28, 2021 to pursue further investigation into the actions of Ward 3 Councillor Penny Porter, who was found to be in conflict of interest in contravention of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. In his report to Council, Loyalist Township’s Integrity Commissioner (IC) John
Read moreAt their regular meeting on the evening of Monday, Jun. 28, 2021, Loyalist Township Council will officially receive the details of the Township Integrity Commissioner’s report on the misconduct of Ward 3 Councillor, Penny Porter. Porter was found guilty of a pecuniary conflict of interest earlier this year and it
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Homestead Land Holding Ltd, has submitted an application to the City of Kingston to amend The City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-Law for the property known as 5 Lower Union Street, and a public meeting about the application will occur later this summer.
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