Council -  December 13, 2021

Mayor Update

Deputy Mayor Gough opened up the meeting for Mayor Clarke, who recently underwent surgery. Deputy Gough sent out his condolences to Fire Chief Stong and his family, who lost his brother-in-law earlier this week. He also wished the residents of Ramara safe and happy holidays.

CAO Update

Acting CAO Zach Drinkwalter also sent his Christmas wishes to the community and reminded residents that the Township Administration Building would be closed from noon on December 24, 2021, to January 3, 2022.

Harrington Water Line Extension

Council received a deputation from Dave Readman regarding the Harrington Water Line and staff will prepare a report to be brought forth to a future Committee of the Whole meeting.

Ramara Retirement Park

Council received a deputation from Al Soorty and John Romanov of Romanov Romanov Architects Inc. and Al Soorty Developments regarding a proposed Ramara Retirement Park. This project is still in the infancy stage and will require to go through the necessary planning and building requirements. To learn more about the project, please see the deputation.

Children at Play Signage

Council approved to install Children at Play signage on each side of the hill near 4114 Concession Road 12.

County Municipal Comprehensive Review

Council received correspondence from a resident regarding removing natural areas of protection from the Ramara mapping. Council approved for staff to write a report on this information to get clarification of mapping created through the Simcoe County MCR Process. To learn more about the County of Simcoe Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR), please visit simcoe.ca/mcr.

2022 Budget

Council approved the 2022 Budget for the amount of $29,314,610. Learn more about the budget at www.ramara.ca/budget.

County of Simcoe 2022 Budget

County Council approved the $638 million budget for 2022 at the November 23, 2021, County Council meeting. This budget focuses on resources necessary to maintain existing services, support continued pandemic recovery and address significant growth in the surrounding communities. Learn more about it by viewing the County 2022 Budget Highlights.

Ramara appoints New CAO

The Township of Ramara is pleased to announce that Jessica Gunby will assume the role as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) effective January 24th, 2022.

For the full Council Highlights, please visit the Council Highlights page.