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 "city": "Lucan Biddulph",
 "state": "ON",
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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-08-21",
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   "date": "2026-08-25",
   "body": "Community Economic Development Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to review draft Economic Development Strategic Plan 2026-2030",
   "summary": "The Community Economic Development Committee is meeting to review and potentially adopt minutes, receive an activity report, and discuss the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan 2026-2030. No new business items are listed. The meeting is scheduled for August 25, 2026, at the Lucan Biddulph Township Office.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-14",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Lucan Biddulph Council discusses infrastructure, water treatment, and road extensions",
   "summary": "The Council will review several staff reports regarding development charges, water treatment plant expansion, and a request to extend the connecting link on Highway #4. Additionally, members will consider ice allocation policy changes and drainage work for the Elginfield Drain.",
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   "date": "2026-07-14",
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   "summary": "This is a procedural meeting of Lucan Biddulph Council. The agenda contains only boilerplate and no apparent decisions or discussions on specific matters.",
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   "date": "2026-07-13",
   "body": "Biddulph Blanshard Fire Area Board",
   "headline": "No substantive items listed for Biddulph Blanshard Fire Area Board meeting",
   "summary": "The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface text. No specific decisions, discussions, or action items are listed.",
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   "date": "2026-06-23",
   "body": "Parks & Rec Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to hear Community Memorial Centre feasibility study",
   "summary": "The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will receive a presentation on the Lucan Biddulph Community Memorial Centre feasibility study. They will also discuss a policy to set weekday adult recreational ice rentals to start no earlier than 10 p.m., and receive updates on arena concession operations and capital projects.",
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   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council considers rezoning for apartments at 33400 Richmond Street",
   "summary": "Council will hold public meetings on three planning applications. The most significant is a proposal by Farhi Holdings to add apartments to a highway commercial site at 33400 Richmond Street, requiring an Official Plan Amendment and zoning change. Council will also consider a minor variance for a garage at 113 Kleinfeldt Avenue and a consent to sever land at 33857 Richmond Street for future residential use. Additionally, staff recommend awarding a $425,996.55 tender to Dufferin Construction for reconstruction of Scotts Drive.",
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   "date": "2026-06-02",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to decide on Mitchell & O'Shea Drain 2026 assessments",
   "summary": "Council will sit as Court of Revision to consider the Mitchell & O'Shea Drain 2026 assessment schedule. Staff reports include extending the Biddulph-Blanshard Fire Area agreement to 2027 and approving updates to hiring and delegation policies. Other items involve a master sanitary plan consultant, joining the ONE Joint Investment Board, and receiving draft financial statements.",
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   "date": "2026-05-21",
   "body": "Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to discuss requiring adult ice rentals to start after 10pm",
   "summary": "The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will discuss a proposed policy requiring weekday adult recreational ice rentals to begin no earlier than 10:00 p.m. They will also receive updates on arena concession operations and capital projects. A letter from a resident regarding landscaping plans for a trail along Campanale Way is new business.",
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   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to consider minor variance for grain scale at 34849 Roman Line",
   "summary": "Council will hold a public hearing on a minor variance application from SWB Poultry Farms to allow a grain weight scale set back 24.38 metres from the road at 34849 Roman Line. They will also hear a delegation from Matt Glavin regarding zoning concerns at 34407 Saintsbury Line and receive the Middlesex County annual update. Financial accounts totaling $1,138,562.46 for April 2026 will be approved, and a report on winter maintenance operations will be received.",
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   "date": "2026-05-14",
   "body": "Biddulph Blanshard Fire Board",
   "headline": "Fire Board approves 2026 wage rates for staff",
   "summary": "The Biddulph Blanshard Fire Board will vote on approving 2026 wage rates for fire chief, deputy chief, training officers, captains, firefighters, and other positions. The board will also receive the fire chief's activity report, review a list of accounts paid from February to April 2026, and examine a year-to-date budget vs actual report.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-05",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to approve new $160 fee for ICI recycling bins",
   "summary": "Council will decide on a cost recovery model for industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) recycling, setting a $160 bin fee for 2027. They will also consider a zoning by-law amendment for 15552 Elginfield Rd, establish a Joint Election Compliance Audit Committee, and vote on a hockey academy rental discount and a community-led dog park project. Numerous reports and correspondence on provincial legislation and resolutions will be received.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-21",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to award $806k drain contract, decide on property severance",
   "summary": "Council will consider adopting the Mitchell & O'Shea Drain 2026 report, award a tender for the Damen Municipal Drain to Robinson Farm Drainage Ltd. for $806,085.50, and vote on a consent application to sever land at 132 Francis Street. Several by-laws related to drainage works will be passed, and accounts paid totaling $2,462,974.95 will be received.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-07",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to award $959k sewer replacement contract",
   "summary": "Council will decide on awarding a $959,603.22 contract for the Lucan Easement Trunk Sanitary Sewer Replacement to Birnam Excavating Ltd. They will also consider allocating proceeds from land sales and approving public notice and accountability policies. Presentations from Highview Residences and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority are scheduled.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-17",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to consider subdivision holding removal and minor variance for garage",
   "summary": "The Lucan Biddulph Council will decide on a zoning amendment to remove the holding symbol for the Timber Ridge Subdivision and a minor variance for a garage at 34069 Saintsbury Line. The meeting also includes reviews of water and wastewater reports and the adoption of several by-laws.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-05",
   "body": "Community Economic Development Committee",
   "headline": "Lucan Biddulph CEDC holds strategic planning session",
   "summary": "The Community Economic Development Committee will meet to review background documents and conduct a strategic planning session focused on strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-03",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to consider $21.6M wastewater plant expansion tender",
   "summary": "Council will decide on accepting a $21.6 million tender for the Lucan Wastewater Treatment Expansion, adopt 2026 tax rates, and vote on policies including election resources and tidy yard by-law. They will also hear presentations from Bluewater Recycling Association and Middlesex OPP.",
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   "date": "2026-02-19",
   "body": "Biddulph Blanshard Fire Board",
   "headline": "Board appoints new Fire Chief and Deputy Chief",
   "summary": "The Biddulph Blanshard Fire Board will appoint Ron DeBrouwer as Chief and restore Brian Bates as Acting Deputy Chief. The meeting will also cover the approval of payables and the review of the 2025 budget versus actuals.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-02-17",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to allocate $2.625 million in Housing Accelerator Fund II funding",
   "summary": "Council will consider the distribution of $2,625,313.80 in HAF II funding and related zoning by-law amendments. The meeting includes a Court of Revision session for the Damen Drain 2025 and the awarding of public works tenders.",
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   "date": "2026-02-03",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to consider zoning bylaw amendments for Housing Accelerator Fund provisions",
   "summary": "The council will hold a public meeting to consider a zoning by-law amendment (PL-01-2026) to implement Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF2) provisions. They will also vote on adopting the 2025 Asset Management Plan, activating the Community Improvement Plan, and authorizing a transfer payment agreement for the Pothole Prevention and Repair Program. Several routine reports and correspondence items are on the consent agenda.",
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   "date": "2026-01-29",
   "body": "Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Parks committee to review community centre stage and concession RFP",
   "summary": "The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will adopt minutes from a previous meeting and review reports on the Community Centre stage, a concession request for proposals, and summer employment positions.",
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   "date": "2026-01-13",
   "body": "Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to consider 2026 budget with proposed 5.62% tax rate increase",
   "summary": "Council will review the 2026 operating and capital budgets, including a proposal for a 5.62% tax rate increase and a new Fire Vehicle Replacement reserve. The meeting also includes a public drainage consideration for the Damen Drain 2025 and presentations on homelessness and asset management.",
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