Council · Special
February 24, 2026 – March 2, 2026
Special Council Meeting
2 sittings (recessed)
Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened
Day 1 February 24, 2026 10:00 AM – 2:11p.m.
Day 2 March 2, 2026 10:00 AM – 1:05pm
5 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Amanda Hudder Treasurer — Calvin Stecko Deputy Clerk — Corwin Quade Chief Fire Official/By-Law Enforcement Officer/Animal Control — Hannah Gutoskie Manager of Recreation and Community Services — Hilary Kutchkoskie Superintendent of Operations — Mike Phillips Manager of Public Works and Waste Management — Suzanne Klatt CAO/Clerk —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the Special Council Meeting Agenda for February 24th, 2026 be approved as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the 2026 Curbside Pickup Area Rate Operating and Capital Budget be approved with a Residential Area Rate of $160.00 as presented
- · Motion 3 added: THAT the 2026 Transfer Station Area Rate Operating and Capital Budget be approved with a Residential Area Rate of $38.00 as presented
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the 2026 Water System Operating and Capital Budgets be approved with a cubic metre rate of $5.36 as presented
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the 2026 Wastewater System Operating and Capital Budgets be approved with a cubic metre rate of $5.92 as presented.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Council take a 5 Minute Break at 1:45pm
- · Motion 7 added: THAT council extends the meeting past 2pm to finish the Waste Management Budgets.
- · Motion 8 added: The Council directs staff to sell the remaining inventory of blue boxes and cease the sale of recycling containers to ratepayers.
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council direct staff to allocate the $128,610 received from the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF) to offset the construction costs of the Airport Road Construction Project
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Council direct staff to allocate the $206,525 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to offset the construction costs of the Hopefield Road Reconstruction Project.
- · Motion 11 added: That the Special Council Meeting be recessed at 2:11p.m.
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Council direct staff to investigate the cost of installing signs at Hopefield and Halfway.
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Council direct the treasurer to transfer the railway station gallery surplus/deficit of $12,128.86 and to deposit in the railways station reserve account and that the gallery surplus account for the railway station be closed.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT Council directs the Treasurer to decrease the amount sent to the Railway Station reserve from $2000 to $500.
- · Motion 15 added: THAT Council take a 5 Minute break at ~11:20am.
- · Motion 16 added: THAT By-Law 2026-24 Being a By-Law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley at the Special Council Meeting of March 2nd, 2026 be read a first, second and third time and finally passed…
- · Motion 17 added: THAT the Special Council Meeting adjourn at 1:05pm (Mar 2nd, 2026).
- · Attendance added: Corwin Quade (present)
- · Attendance added: Hilary Kutchkoskie (present)
- · Attendance added: Mike Phillips (present)
- · Attendance added: David Shulist (present)
- · Attendance added: Mary Blank (present)
- · Attendance added: Shelley Maika (present)
- · Attendance added: Joseph Cybulskie (present)
- · Attendance added: Linda Neuman (present)
- · Attendance added: Suzanne Klatt (present)
- · Attendance added: Calvin Stecko (present)
- · Attendance added: Amanda Hudder (present)
- · Attendance added: Hannah Gutoskie (present)