Wawa Municipal Council will consider cutting ties with the Economic Development Corporation of Wawa tonight.
The agenda for tonight's regular meeting includes a resolution to issue notice that the municipality will cease to provide core funding to the EDC as of May 1st - six months notice is required - as well as a by-law to cancel the protocol agreement with the EDC.
Despite those items, Council will also consider renewing the EDC's lease for their office - which is set to expire at the end of this year - allowing the organization to stay in the space until the end of 2022.
Council previously considered ceasing funding for the EDC in 2012, but the motion was defeated, with most objections at the time focusing on a need to determine the best "model" for economic development before deciding whether to cut funding to the EDC.
Those items will be addressed in tonight's regular meeting - which also includes an "in-camera" item, a legal issue involving a land matter - though a Corporate Planning Committee meeting will be held first, including discussion about the Wayfinders Strategic Plan and a request for municipal representation for a Wawa Arts Council.
The meetings will be held back-to-back, starting at 6:30 tonight, broadcast through the Municipality's YouTube channel.