Erin Connection December 2022

December 2022 - Festive town activities, winter safety announcements and 2023 budget decisions.

Reminder: Erin Town Hall will be closed for the annual holiday season, from Monday, December 26, 2022 to Monday, January 2, 2023.

We will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

Our roads and recreation staff, however, will be out and about as required. So if you come across any one of them don't forget to say hello! For any road related enquiries, email roads@erin.ca.

Stay safe and have a wonderful holiday season!

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Winter Fest

If you missed out on the fun of the two previous Winter Fest events, then there's one last chance! Check out the video and our social channels to see what you missed.

Next Winter Fest Evening: December 16 - Après Village

Après Village will be the perfect date night at our imaginary ski-town lounge experience with warming stations, the Mistletoe Patio, selfie stations and holiday local vendor market.

Event details

Erin Council approves 2.5% property tax levy for 2023

Erin Town Council today approved Budget 2023 and a 2.5% or $196k increase in total town property tax levy. A 2.5% tax rate increase translates to approximately $45 annual increase in taxes for an average residential home assessed at $600k.

Highlights

$875k towards roads equipment
$450k towards Fire and Emergency Services

Some of the Capital Projects identified and recommended for 2023 include:

Culvert 2053 replacement (27th Sideroad)
IT system upgrades

Additional recommendations that are not funded through the property tax levy

Water Meter Replacement (funded from Water Reserves)
Water Capital Equipment (funded from Water Reserves)
Wastewater treatment plant and collection system (funded through the financial agreements with the development community)

More information

Winter weather is upon us and, we need to be prepared for a lot of snow. Snowfall means that:

There will be snow plows on the road.

Town of Erin staff will be sanding the streets.

Fire hydrants are expected to be maintained in terms of snow clearing by the resident.

Cautious driving is encouraged, especially around snow plows.

Parking restrictions are in place.
There is to be no parking on any Town of Erin road from 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM between the months of November 1 to March 31.

Visit our website to read more details on the above items concerning winter-ready practices.

Winter-ready Facts

Lion's Santa Claus Parade

Mayor Dehn captained the Town of Erin float at the Santa Claus Parade and never tired of waving to the good people of Erin.

Councillor Cheyne near the Charlie Brown tree, mailbox, and gingerbread men Peanuts characters.

Councillor Ryan and other Town of Erin Staff sitting on the wooded-park section of the float.

The Town of Erin was happy to participate in this year's Santa Clause Parade that was run by the Erin District Lion's Club on a beautiful day this past November 26!

This year's float themes were to embrace "the kid in all of us" - we immediately thought of holiday TV specials and took an office vote that resulted in a subtle Charlie Brown Christmas theme.

It was exciting to have the Honourable Michael Chong, Member of Parliament for Wellington-Halton Hills as well as the Honourable Ted Arnott, Member of Provincial Parliament for Wellington-Halton Hills, join us on our float.

We were so happy to wave and connect with the residents of Erin at the parade and look forward to seeing you there next year!

Check out the reel we created that features every parade entry on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

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