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Weather update for County Council (Jan 25)

Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 11:53 AM

With Environment Canada calling for heavy snowfall and high winds on Wednesday, participants and members of the public are encouraged to join the January 25 evening Council meeting online at www.oxfordcounty.ca/livestream (7:00 p.m. start time). Please note: depending on travel conditions tomorrow, the meeting may move to a fully virtual (online) meeting format with no in-person attendance. Please check back for updates. All Council meetings are broadcast live with recordings...

Council this Week: Highlights from the January 25 Council meeting - 20230125

Posted on Friday, January 20, 2023 04:08 PM

Application for new long-term care home, municipal modernization funding projects, and more

 

County Council meetings are broadcast live at www.oxfordcounty.ca/livestream. To download the full agenda or view past recordings of council meetings, visit www.oxfordcounty.ca/council.

 

Application for new long-term care home in Oxford

County Council is being asked to authorize a provincial funding application to develop a minimum 160-bed long-term care facility in Ingersoll as...

County Council approves 2023 Budget

Posted on Monday, January 16, 2023 04:28 PM

Budget reaffirms Council’s commitment to expanding affordable housing in Oxford’s communities


Oxford County Council approved the 2023 Business Plan and Budget on January 11, resulting in a $70.8 million general tax levy for the Oxford County share of property taxes (6.3% increase over 2022).

 With the 2023 Budget, an average-valued residential property will pay about $36 more in property taxes for the year (3.5% increase over 2022). This share of municipal taxes supports road and bridge...

Oxford County proposes new Backflow Prevention By-law

Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2023 09:26 AM

The program adds another tier to the multi-barrier approach, which safeguards the municipal drinking water supply

Oxford County is seeking feedback on its proposed Backflow Prevention Program (BPP). Under normal operating conditions, water flows from the municipal drinking water system into homes and businesses through private service connections. Backflow events can occur when a change in pressure causes water to reverse this direction of flow (backflow) and travel from a private service...

Waste Management Facility will be closed on Saturday, January 14

Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 09:54 AM

One-day closure is needed to complete installation of new scale and scale house 

Please be advised that Oxford County’s Waste Management Facility will be closed to the public on Saturday, January 14, as crews work to complete installation and changeover to a new scale and scale house at the Salford Road site.

The newly constructed 80’ scale is designed to improve traffic flow by separating incoming and outgoing loads. Oxford County weighs all vehicles that enter and exit the Waste...