The Tweed Record

Council Meeting

May 19, 2026

Who was there

Present (5): Don DeGenova, Jamie DeMarsh, Jim Flieler, Jacob Palmateer, Peter Valiquette

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (23 motions)

23 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the May 19, 2026 Regular Council Meeting be approved as presented.
Moved by Councillor P. Valiquette, seconded by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council received the CAO Update report as presented.
Moved by Councillor J. Palmateer, seconded by Councillor P. Valiquette
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Public Works Department Update report as presented; AND FURTHER THAT the Manager of Public Works bring back a tender report for the Flinton Road project at the next Council meeting.
Moved by Councillor P. Valiquette, seconded by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Consideration for Surface Treated Roadways report as presented; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to proceed with the conversion of all identified surface treated roads - totalling 9.23 km back to gravel standard in accordance with the Municipality’s Asset Management Plan.
Moved by Councillor J. Palmateer, seconded by Councillor P. Valiquette
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Community Development Parks and Recreation update as presented.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh, seconded by Councillor J. Palmateer
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Fire Department Update as presented.
Moved by Councillor J. Palmateer, seconded by Councillor J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the April 2026 Tweed By-law Operations Log as presented.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh, seconded by Councillor J. Palmateer
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the April, 2026 Animal Control and Livestock Investigation Report as presented.
Moved by Councillor J. Palmateer, seconded by Councillor J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Yard Sale By-law report as presented; AND FURTHER THAT Council repeal By-law No. 2003-23 to Regulate Selling of Goods at Yard Sales.
Moved by Councillor P. Valiquette, seconded by Councillor J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the April 2026 Building Inspection Services Board (BISB) report as presented.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh, seconded by Councillor J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2026-35 to establish Site Plan Control within the Municipality of Tweed be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 19th day of May, 2026.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh, seconded by Councillor P. Valiquette
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law No. 2026-36 to exempt a portion of land from the Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 19th day of May, 2026.
Moved by Councillor J. Palmateer, seconded by Councillor P. Valiquette
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the correspondence from Alma Vander Wey respecting speeding and safety concerns on Marlbank Road and Old Hungerford Road.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh, seconded by Councillor J. Palmateer
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council agrees to provide a support letter for the Canadian Armed Forces aircraft flyby below 500 ft. during the Tweed Stampede's opening ceremonies on September 5th at 2 p.m. and September 6th at 1 p.m.; AND FURTHER THAT Council agrees to provide a Letter of No Objection to Stoco Lake Lodge for a temporary extension to the liquor license for service in the outdoor area behind the main resort at the following municipally significant events: 1. Big Ticket, Small Town on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; and 2. Tweed Stampede & Jamboree on Thursday, September 3, Friday, September 4, Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. each day.
Moved by Councillor P. Valiquette, seconded by Councillor J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council refer the funding request of the Tweed Victoria Cemetery Board to the 2027 budget deliberations.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh, seconded by Councillor P. Valiquette
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize the Mayor and CAO to execute an Agreement with the purchasers of 309 Vanderwater Road, to allow a trailer to be used as a temporary residence and/or storage until June 30, 2026, at 309 Vanderwater Road while completing the purchase of the property and obtaining a building permit for the construction of a dwelling; AND FURTHER THAT Council authorize the Mayor and CAO to execute a further Agreement, if requested, to permit a trailer to be used as a temporary residence at 309 Vanderwater Road during the construction of a dwelling.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh, seconded by Councillor J. Palmateer
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council hereby amends the Council Meeting Schedule by changing the September 22, 2026 evening Council meeting to September 29, 2026 at 6 p.m.; AND FURTHER amends the Council Meeting Schedule to add a daytime meeting on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Moved by Councillor P. Valiquette, seconded by Councillor J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council proclaim June as Seniors Month in the Municipality of Tweed; AND FURTHER that Council authorize staff to promote Seniors Month on the municipal website, in the municipal news column, and on social media.
Moved by Councillor P. Valiquette, seconded by Councillor J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Correspondence - Information be received and filed.
Moved by Councillor J. Palmateer, seconded by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council support the following requests: 1. Item 12.12.1 - City of Peterborough re: Guaranteed Basic Income. 2. Item 12.12.2 - Town of Halton Hills re: Request for review of Provincial- Municipal Fiscal Framework. 3. Item 12.12.3 - Municipality of Wawa re: Request to amend Land Transfer Tax Act. 4. Item 12.12.4 - Township of Springwater re: Provincial Bill 100 - Better Regional Governance Act, 2026. 5. Item 12.12.5 - Eastern Ontario Warden's Caucus re: Ontario Most Outdated Property Reassessment in Canada - A Call to Return to Property Tax Reassessment Cycle.
Moved by Mayor D. DeGenova, seconded by Councillor P. Valiquette
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council receive the Committee/Board Minutes as presented.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh, seconded by Councillor J. Flieler
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmatory By-law No. 2026-37 be read a first, second, and third and final time, passed, signed, and sealed in open Council this 19th day of May, 2026.
Moved by Councillor J. Palmateer, seconded by Deputy Mayor J. DeMarsh
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council adjourn at 2:42 p.m.
Moved by Councillor J. Palmateer, seconded by Councillor P. Valiquette
Carried

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