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Council · Regular

March 23, 2026

TOWN OF AMHERST Regular Council Meeting

18:00
7 present · 0 absent
Robert Small Mayor — Charlie Chambers Deputy Mayor — Dwayne Ripley Councillor — Hal Davidson Councillor — Kathy Wells Councillor — Nic Furlong Councillor — Terry McManaman Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Cindy Brown Administrative Assistant — Jason MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer — Natalie LeBlanc Municipal Clerk — Sean Payne Marketing & Communications Officer —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: To approve the agenda as circulated.
    • · Motion 2 added: That Council nominate Paul Cormier as the Amherst Volunteer of the Year, Arilynn Menzies as the Youth Volunteer of the Year and the Short family as the Family Volunteer of the Year to be recognized at the Nova Scotia Provincial Volunteer A…
    • · Motion 3 added: That Council appoint Alex Harrison and Chris Johanneson to the Amherst Board of Police Commissioners effective April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027.
    • · Motion 4 added: That Council re-appoint Jim Lamplugh to the Planning Advisory Committee effective April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028.
    • · Motion 5 added: That Council approve the amendments to the Street Light Policy #31600-02.
    • · Motion 6 added: That Council approve the amendments to the Procurement Policy #3700-01.
    • · Motion 7 added: That Council approve the new Performance Management and Development Policy #04000-17.
    • · Motion 8 added: That Council approve the amendments to the Inquiries from Council Policy #10350-05.
    • · Motion 9 added: That Council approve the amendments to the Snow and Ice Management Policy #31600-25.
    • · Motion 10 added: That Council give Second Reading of the By-law to Amend the Commercial Development Support Program By-law P-9.
    • · Motion 11 added: That Council approve the parking lot lease agreement between the Parish of Christ Church and the Town of Amherst and further authorize the Mayor and CAO to sign on behalf of the Town.
    • · Motion 12 added: That Council approve applying for additional Housing Accelerator Funding by undertaking an initiative to adopt the CMHC Housing Design Catalogue and explore the option to digitize the Town's planning documents as an optional initiative.
    • · Attendance added: Sean Payne (present)
    • · Attendance added: Cindy Brown (present)
    • · Attendance added: Robert Small (present)
    • · Attendance added: Charlie Chambers (present)
    • · Attendance added: Hal Davidson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Nic Furlong (present)
    • · Attendance added: Terry McManaman (present)
    • · Attendance added: Dwayne Ripley (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kathy Wells (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jason MacDonald (present)
    • · Attendance added: Natalie LeBlanc (present)