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Council approves sanitary sewer agreement with Municipality of Cumberland
A major milestone has been achieved in intermunicipal co-operation between the Town of Amherst and the Municipality of the County of Cumberland.
A memorandum of understanding between the two units that will enable new and existing Cumberland County residential properties, located on Highway 6 between the town boundary and Exit 3, access to a town sewer main was approved by Amherst town council during a meeting on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021.
Nova Scotia’s First Community Solar Garden is Open for Applications
Nova Scotia Power customers can now apply to take part in the province’s first community solar garden.
Located in Amherst, the pilot project is an important step in making solar energy more accessible to more customers and helping to build a green economy in Nova Scotia.
Nearly four decades of contributions by the local Zonta club to the citizens of this community were recognized on Nov. 24, 2021, with the issuance of a proclamation declaring Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, 2021, as Zonta Week in the Town of Amherst.
“The Amherst Area Zonta Club is part of a worldwide service organization that works for the advancement of women, legally, socially and economically,” Mayor David Kogon said while signing the proclamation on behalf of Amherst town council.
Amendments to town’s snow and ice management policy sent to council for approval
The Amherst town council’s committee of the whole approved sending amendments to the town’s snow and ice management policy to the Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, council meeting for approval.
The committee gave the approval when it met on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, after hearing a staff report that recommended amending the policy in order to update the list of town-owned and/or leased parking lots, to include a definition of “bare pavement” and formally establishing a priority sidewalk snow clearing route, which has been in effect on a trial basis for the past two years.