Richmond Hill’s 2019 National Public Works Week Recognized with a National Award!
Mayor Barrow and Richmond Hill’s National Public Works Week (NPWW) Organizing Committee were presented with the Canadian Public Works Association’s (CPWA) highest award for this year’s NPWW program. Richmond Hill’s NPWW events were held in May and included the Public Works Open House and Healthy Yards event, the York Municipalities’ Public Works Challenge and elementary school tours of the Operations Centre. NPWW highlights the important role Public Works professionals play in everyday life and illustrates how they contribute to building vibrant, connected and sustainable communities. This is the fourth year that Richmond Hill has received the CPWA’s NPWW Award. For more information about NPWW in Richmond Hill, visit RichmondHill.ca/NPWW or contact Mario DiSalvo, National Public Works Week Committee Chair, at mario.disalvo@richmondhill.ca or 905-780-2949.

Richmond Hill Official Plan Update Underway
Council endorsed initiating a process to update the Official Plan. The update will establish long-term planning vision and goals for the City to the year 2041. The update will take into consideration land-use policies that have changed at the Provincial and Regional levels since the Official Plan’s adoption in 2010. The City encourages all residents to participate in upcoming public consultations to provide feedback and input. For more information, contact Sybelle von Kursell, Manager of Policy, Planning and Regulatory Services at sybelle.vonkursell@richmondhill.ca or 905-771-2472.

Richmond Hill Approves Changes to Council Meetings
Effective January 1, 2020, Committee of the Whole meetings will be eliminated and all matters normally considered by COW meetings will be placed directly on the Council agenda. Council meetings will continue to be normally scheduled for the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The 2020 meeting calendar will be presented for Council approval in December. For more information, contact Stephen Huycke, Director, Legislative Services/City Clerk at stephen.huycke@richmondhill.ca or 905-771-2529.