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September 4, 2025
Council Highlights
County Road Speeding Motion
Councillor Chilcott presented a Motion regarding speeding issues on County roads.
Council was supportive of the motion and resolved to request the County to :
1. Review and analyze the data collected from the traffic counters placed on
Plank Road in Eden;
2. Forward the data to the Elgin OPP Detachment Board for enforcement action;
3. Initiate discussions with all Local Municipal Partners on traffic concerns on
County roads; and,
4. Explore mitigation strategies including automated enforcement options,
possibly as a pilot program across the County of Elgin.
Development Reports
Council received one report regarding development applications:
Zoning Amendment ZBA-19/25 Bonney and Cadman 13540 Bayham Drive
The application was approved by Council and the by-law was adopted later in the
meeting.
Correspondence on Voting Method
Council received correspondence from John Regan, requesting that Council
reconsider the method of vote for the 2026 Municipal Election. At a previous meeting,
Council defeated a motion on internet and telephone voting and instead proceeded
with traditional paper ballot, hand-count, as in previous elections.
Council had deferred this item to the September 4, 2026 meeting due to Councillor
Froese being absent in August.
Council took no action on this item and received it for information only.
2026 Council Schedule
The Clerk presented the 2026 Council Schedule. The schedule includes two Regular
Meeting each month on the first and third Thursdays, except for January, July, and
August, which only have one meeting each.
2026 is an election year. Staff proposed that the second November meeting
(November 19, 2026) will be the Inaugural Meeting for the new term of Council.
Council approved the schedule.
Asset Management Plan Financial Strategy
Council approved the Asset Management Plan Financial Strategy. The Strategy
includes approaches to fully fund Bayham’s capital portfolio over a 25 -year period,
which full funding being reached in 2049.
The Strategy will require a tax levy increase of 4.9 percent annually to reach the goal.
Council resolved to consider this requirement in upcoming budget cycles.
The Strategy will be posted on the website for public consumption, and forwarded to
the Ministry to satisfy requirements under Ontario regulations for asset management
planning in the public sector.
For further details, view the meeting agenda and minutes HERE
and watch the YouTube live-stream HERE
DATED at the Municipality of Bayham this 5th day of September, 2025.
Municipality of Bayham
PO Box 160
56169 Heritage Line
Straffordville, ON N0J 1Y0
Telephone: 519-866-5521