A PROPOSED INTERIM CONTROL BY-LAW affecting all lands in the Angus Settlement Area

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Essa will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday the 5th day of November 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Township of Essa Administration Centre, 5786 County Road No. 21, located three (3) kilometres east of Baxter, to consider an Interim Control By-law under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13.

THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING is to review the Interim Control By-law (ICBL) put forward by staff which is intended to freeze development in the Settlement Area of Angus, allowing for limited development only based on the remaining servicing capacity for Angus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the above-mentioned by-law is available during regular office hours at the Township of Essa Administration Centre or contact the Planning Department via email: plan@essatownship.on.ca.

ANY PERSON may attend the meeting and make representation or present submissions respecting these matters. If a specified person or public body that files an appeal for a decision of the Township of Essa in respect of the proposed ICBL does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Essa before the proposal is approved or refused, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss all or part of the appeal.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Township of Essa in respect of the proposed ICBL, you must make a written request to the Clerk, Township of Essa, Administration Centre, 5786 County Road #21, Utopia, ON, L0M 1T0 (kpascoe@essatownship.on.ca).

DATED at the Township of Essa this 14 day of October 2025.

Yours truly,
Owen Curnew
Development Planner
Township of Essa