· Project update
Otterville bridge: follow the full project cost
Scheduled one-day girder installation closure
September 21 notice scheduled this closure; alternating single-lane traffic was to resume afterward.
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· Recorded statement
Where should Oxford grow—and at what cost?
Project page updated with closure
Explicit closure supersedes stale invitation text elsewhere on the same page.
· Implementation
Where should Oxford grow—and at what cost?
Official Plan survey closed
Closure of this survey does not mean the full statutory planning process is finished.
· Project update
Thamesford Dundas Street traffic changes
Pre-construction meeting
Public meeting at the Beaty Room.
· Project update
808 Dundas: from purchase to an operating support centre
Engagement feedback published
Tendering identified as the next renovation step; spring 2028 remains the opening target.
· Recorded statement
Thamesford: safer crossings, less parking?
Construction notice published
Notice establishes the proposed schedule and scope.
· Project update
Oxford Road 9: follow the $14.2 million bid into delivery
Intersection closure update
County announced a September 14 start week for the Oxford Roads 9 and 10 intersection stage, targeting November completion for that stage.
· Proposal
What will the new dispatch system change?
Dispatch changes previewed
Agenda preview establishes a planned change, not a recorded Council vote.
· Completed
Dundas Street reconstruction: phases and closures
Phase 1 reported complete
Official County update specifically confirms Phase 1; not whole project.
· Public consultation
808 Dundas: from purchase to an operating support centre
Public information meeting held
County held a meeting about operations, safety and neighbourhood questions.
· Project update
William Street sanitary pumping station
Survey week
Along the trunk sewer replacement alignment.
· Project update
William Street sanitary pumping station
Survey week
Municipal property and easements.
· Recorded statement
Is that money really available to spend?
Auditor report date
Audit reporting does not convert restricted revenue to discretionary cash.
· Completed
808 Dundas: from purchase to an operating support centre
Acquisition closed
Property transferred to Oxford County. Acquisition completion does not mean the centre is operating.
· Recommendation
808 Dundas: from purchase to an operating support centre
Design contract proposed
Up to $250,000 for JPM Architecture; Council disposition not extracted.
· Project update
Burgessville Church Street reconstruction
Public information centre
Engineering staff consultation on plans
· Project update
Oxford Road 59 railway bridge steel coating
Steel-coating work begins
County construction notice says crews begin underside girder coating; both traffic lanes and the east sidewalk remain open.
· Council decision
808 Dundas property purchase approved
County ownership enables the proposed support centre; capital renovation and service operation require their own delivery evidence.
· Recommendation
Thamesford wastewater plant upgrade
Multi-year award recommended
Staff recommend Kingdom Construction Limited at $13,267,340 excluding HST, plus RV Anderson Associates Limited inspection services at $940,110 excluding HST. Council disposition not verified.
· Recorded statement
Safe water, enough capacity, clear bills
2025 performance reporting point
Inspection-result availability at that date is not a claim that later results do not exist.
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