Consultation on woodlots

CHATHAM-KENT — On April 26, 2021, Chatham-Kent Council enacted a temporary woodlot removal by-law, to be in place for 120 days. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is inviting residents to share their views on the issue of woodlot preservation in the community.

At the June 14 council meeting, administration provided council with an overview of the community engagement process and the online engagement platform that will be used to gather resident feedback.

The online platform guides residents through a series of questions and asks them to share their thoughts on options to manage woodlots through potential education programs, incentives and regulations.

“Council has been clear in its desire to have administration develop and propose options for managing woodlots based on a full community engagement process,” said Bruce McAllister, General Manager of Community Development for the municipality. “Given the importance of the subject to council and the community, we wanted to make every effort to bring awareness to this engagement and the possibility for the community to provide input.”

The online engagement platform can be accessed through the www.letstalkchatham-kent.ca “Consultation on Council’s Woodlot Motion” project page and will be open from now through July 9.

In addition, a Virtual Town Hall Meeting is being planned and will be held on Tuesday, June 29 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Additional details on the event and how to register are provided on the project page.