Wawa Municipal Council has a busy night ahead, with a trio of meetings.
That includes a Committee of Adjustment meeting which will see discussion about a minor variance application, followed by a Corporate Planning Committee meeting, which will see discussion about the OPP Detachment Board, records retention, a draft by-law on camping, updates on the Community Well-Being Safety Plan and the Municipal Marina's operation, and a planning report about a zoning by-law amendment.
The OPP Detachment Board will come back up in the final meeting, a regular meeting of Council, along with resolutions to cancel this year's Canada Day fireworks, keep the Tourist Information Centre closed this year, and accept and adopt a Municipal COVID-19 Safety Plan.
Council will also consider granting a temporary Zoning By-Law amendment to allow for three "SeaCan" storage containers on a McKinley Avenue property for up to 36 months, with the possibility of one extension of another 36 months.
When it was discussed in a Planning Act meeting two weeks ago, it was noted the containers - being used by Canadian Tire Wawa for storage - are already on the property, though a neighbour had raised concerns - that such containers don't belong in a residential area, may reduce their property value, will lead to increase forklift and truck traffic, and that an "appropriate building" should be put there instead, improving the lot's value and netting the municipality higher taxation of the property - though assurances were given that attempts would be made to address concerns about traffic and noise, while councillors wanted to see the Municipality's policy on such storage containers before making a decision.
The meeting also includes several "in-camera" items: a legal issue about a legal opinion; two legal issues about offers to purchase property; a Council procedural item; and a legal issue about a citizen concern.
Aside from the "in-camera" portion, tonight's meetings will be broadcast on the Municipality's YouTube channel starting at 6:30 pm.