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Council Highlights – July 14, 2025

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The following represents a summary of the decisions from the Regular Council Meeting held by Salisbury Town Council on July 14, 2025. These represent highlights, and are not formal council minutes, which are posted upon approval at a future Council meeting: 

Consent Agenda: 

Council’s approval of the Consent Agenda covered: 

  • A report from the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) on a proposal for a change to its membership fee structure; 
  • Quarterly report of the Southeast District RCMP (including Caledonia Detachment, which services Salisbury); 
  • 2024 Annual Report of Southeast Regional Service Commission;  
  • A letter in response to the Town’s request to the Regional Service Commission to maintain or lower member fees for 2026 in light of increased financial pressure on municipalities;  
  • A notice of decision from Southeast Planning Review Adjustment Committee (PRAC) to permit the conditional use of The Fox in the Park container at Highland Park;  
  • May and June 2025 Planning and Development Overviews;  
  • A response from CN regarding its vegetation management plans, following the Town’s letter requesting that CN refrain from spraying along the tracks in Salisbury;  
  • An email from Irving Woodlands with respect to its upcoming vegetation management programs, including nearby and within the Town. 

Recommendations from Committee of the Whole and Closed Session(s): 

  • Council officially ratified, as a formality, a Supplementary Agreement for the purposes of accepting a bond as a surety for the security requirements for Residential Subdivision No. 3 (Dundee Drive).  

Reports from Administration: 

Reports from Administration saw passage of five motions: 

  • Council awarded a project to CBCL in the amount of $94,400 to undertake a variety of professional planning and engineering services. The work consists of three primary phases: reviewing the capacity of the existing wastewater system to identify areas for required capital planning, review minimum lot size requirements as recommended in the newly-consolidated Town of Salsbury Municipal Plan (which includes detailed modelling of private groundwater supply in the community), as well as reviewing the wastewater Serviceable Boundary and identifying potential areas for future growth.  
  • Council approved a new Facility Access Policy that outlines the guidelines for accessing and having keys to municipal facilities.  
  • Council accepted cash-in-lieu of land for a subdivided parcel off PID No. 00816710.  
  • Council accepted the resignation of Councillor Joe D’Ettore (Ward 4). In light of him selling his home and re-locating to another Municipality, Councillor D’Ettore was required to resign from his seat on Council, effective July 30. While Elections New Brunswick has been notified, the seat will remain vacant (no by-election), given there is a scheduled Municipal Election to be held in May of 2026.

By-laws: 

  • Council amended Schedule B of the Traffic By-law to update the recently-added crosswalks along Main Street and Fredericton Road.  

Notices of Motions & Resolutions:  

  • Council amended the Use and Collection of Video Surveillance Policy to reflect the collection of dash camera footage, and providing another authorized personnel under the Policy to retrieve footage specific to Salisbury Fire Rescue vehicles.  
  • Council amended the UMNB and FCM Conference Policy, as required by UMNB By-laws, to designate the Mayor as a voting delegate on behalf of the Town.  

Next Meeting: 

The next meeting of Council will be held on August 11, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Salisbury Town Hall. The next edition of Council Highlights will be posted shortly after this meeting. 

Agendas for Council Meetings can be found online here: https://salisburynb.ca/municipal-office/council-meetings/. 

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