THRIVE Heritage White Paper states, the most important heritage action Council needs to do is create and approve a Heritage Conservation District in 2022.

Mayor Prue, in his inauguration speech said, we need a heritage district and we need urban design guidelines which have been promised for a long time and might finally come to fruition.

THRIVE Amherstburg’s Heritage White Paper included, We understand that the town has budgeted $25,000 for an RFP on the subject. We encourage administration to reconsider the need for an RFP and instead repurpose the monies for initiatives that the Heritage Planner can recommend. The Ontario government has all the information required regarding the Heritage Act available online, so an expensive RFP is not required.

In a Report to Council, administration is recommending MHBC Planning Aecom Canada Ltd. for consulting services for $120,924.90.

Could council have saved taxpayers some money? Maybe money that could have been spent on other priorities?