Wawa Municipal Council will look at passing its 2026 budget amid four meetings tonight.
That includes a Committee of Adjustment to consider an application for a minor variance and an application for consent to sever land along Scenic High Falls Road to create an area for a long-term lease agreement for a tourism project.
There will also be a public meeting under the Planning Act, to consider amending the Zoning By-Law to add a residential unit as a permitted use at 50 Montreal Avenue, which is currently zoned as General Industrial.
Those will be followed by a Committee of the Whole meeting, to include monthly reports from department heads, a memo on results from a request for quotations for accessible playground equipment for the Upper Mission Park, and a report on an updated garbage by-law.
Last will be a regular Council meeting, which includes a resolution to appoint a new member of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee, and multiple by-laws to implement the operating budget presented to Council two weeks ago, which Treasurer Heather Rainville notes includes a tax increase.
Rainville says the separate capital levy introduced last year will also rise.
Rainville also notes water bills are set to go up.
Council will also consider by-laws authorizing the use of internet and telephone voting in this year's school board and municipal election, and adopting a new schedule of fees and a new policy on bullying and harassment at municipal facilities.
The meetings will be held back-to-back, starting at 6:30 pm tonight in Council Chambers - the main level boardroom of Town Hall - they'll also be livestreamed through the Municipality's YouTube channel.