Smooth Rock Falls Council Highlights Housing, Community Facility, and Committee Decisions at May Meeting
The Smooth Rock Falls council held its regular meeting on May 20, 2025, making decisions on housing programs, community facilities, and committee structures, according to official council highlights.
Key actions from the meeting include steps toward local housing development, facility upgrades, and changes to council committees, decisions that may affect residents and community organizations.
Council directed staff to prepare an Expression of Interest (EOI) for a program to build new homes on municipally owned vacant lots, focusing on eight specific clusters of property. The approval of a new Owl Pro video conferencing device for the Curling Club Hall was confirmed, with a purchase price set at $1,275 plus HST, to improve video conferencing capabilities at the facility.
Due to a lack of interest in housing committees, the council decided to merge two existing committees into one and called for a review of the consolidated committee. An EOI will also be issued for a senior housing project with an emphasis on providing affordable options within the township.
The council reviewed established administration and delegation policies, with changes to be implemented as needed. A new reporting structure for council committees was proposed, with the aim of changing how responsibilities are organized.
These decisions were outlined in the official council highlights dated May 20, 2025.