Lansdowne Among Big Fall Council Issues: LO

Lansdowne, Budget, Zoning, Speed Limits Top Councillor’s Agenda

A look ahead at major items in the legislative agenda to close out 2025 (sorted alphabetically). Details will be shared in newsletter issues closer to the item’s date.

Budget – As noted in the previous section, the 2026 municipal budget will be discussed at respective Committees throughout November. It will rise to Council on December 10 for discussion, amendments, and a final vote. The process will include public information sessions….

Lansdowne – Among the heavy upcoming files, the final vote to decide on whether Lansdowne 2.0 should go ahead or not will happen some time in October. At that time, information such as the project’s final cost will be available.

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This newsletter excerpt from Barrhaven East Councillor Wilson Lo is courtesy of the city-wide community group Your Applewood Acres (And Beyond) Neighbours

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Parks garbage policy – As part of the Solid Waste Master Plan, the City will be updating its parks garbage policy at the September meeting of the Environment and Climate Change Committee. Staff’s report is expected to include a formalisation of three-stream collection in City parks, better bin design to improve serviceability and cleanliness, and a general update on the three-item limit’s first year.

Private Approach By-law – This item will be before Council after the updated Zoning By-law is voted on in January. The by-law speaks to the portion of residential driveways within the right-of-way, including driveway widenings extending past the property line.

Speed limit policy – Currently, there are no consistent standards or practices in setting speed limits across the City. That’s why in Barrhaven East, Fallowfield is 80 km/h, Woodroffe and Strandherd are 70 km/h, and Greenbank is 60 km/h, despite the same design on all four roads. A new policy to establish a consistent citywide practice will be before Council some time before the end of the year.

Zoning By-law – The conclusion of a years-long process, the updated Zoning By-law. will be before Planning and Housing Committee at the end of December, so that the by-law can finally match the City’s Official Plan and various provincial changes enacted since 2022.

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