NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CHARGES (D.C.) BY-LAW AND UNDERLYING BACKGROUND STUDY

TAKE NOTICE On Tuesday, January 14, 2025 the Council of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen will hold a public meeting, pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on the municipality’s proposed development charges (D.C.) by-law and underlying background study.

DATE AND TIME:    Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

LOCATION:             Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Municipal Office, Council Chamber,
1 Ottawa St. East, Havelock, ON K0L 1Y0

All interested parties are invited to attend the Public Meeting of Council virtually or in-person. Any person who attends the meeting may make representations relating to the proposed D.C. by-law and background study.  You are encouraged to complete a delegation request form in order to be included on the agenda for this meeting.

DATED at the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen this 20th day of December 2024.

In order that sufficient information is made available to the public, the background study is being made available online at the municipality’s website www.hbmtwp.ca on December 20, 2024.  Copies of the proposed D.C. by-law and the background study are also being made available as of December 20, 2024 from the municipal Clerk at the above location or via email bangione@hbmtwp.ca

Interested persons may express their comments at the public meeting or in writing, addressed to the Municipal Clerk, at the above address prior to Monday, January 6, 2025.

Mr. Robert Angione, M.P.A., B. Admin
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk
Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen
bangione@hbmtwp.ca 

Development Charges Background Study and Proposed D.C. By-law

Seeking Committee Appointments - Mathison Property and Parks Committee and Youth Committee

The Council of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen invites applicants to serve on the Mathison Property and Parks Committee and Youth Committee.

Mathison Property and Parks Committee (2 Appointments)

Youth Committee (2 Youth Appointments)

Volunteer appointments will expire with the term of Council on November 14, 2026.

For more information on Municipal Service Boards and Committees of Council, including Terms and Reference materials, please visit the Board and Committees webpage

Please submit the ‘Municipal Volunteer Application Form’ Online, via e-mail, fax, regular mail or drop-off to the Municipal Office by January 24, 2025 to:
Leah Hutton, Acting Deputy Clerk Email: lhutton@hbmtwp.ca Fax: (705) 778-5248
1 Ottawa St E, PO Box 10, Havelock, ON K0L1Z0

Municipal Volunteer Application

Parking and Roads

The public works department for the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen provides maintenance services for all the township roads, manages village ward water, waste water supply systems and transfer stations.

The Public Works department maintains 160 km of roads, in the best possible condition, in all four seasons. During the winter season they travel 480 km to get all of the roads clear of snow and ice. In order to maintain the highest quality of service, they operate within budgeted amounts authorized by council.

Peterborough County maintains the county roads within the Township. For more information on county roads, please visit the Peterborough County website.

An entrance permit is required when putting in a new entrance or widening your entrance on a municipally maintained road. Please complete an entrance permit application and submit to the Township Office.

Entrance permit fees

Entrance permit application fee of $1,050.00 is required. Upon completion and approval of the entrance, a refund of $1,000.00 is issued.

County Road - Entrance Permit

If your entrance is located off of a County Road, please visit the County of Peterborough website. 

For information regarding parking within the township, please refer to our Traffic and Parking By-law 2024-033.

Avoid parking on the streets during a snowstorm and in the days after snowstorm. Vehicles parked on the streets make it hard for plowing.

There is no overnight parking in the Village of Havelock between November 1st to April 15th from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. vehicles will be ticketed and/or towed.

Under the Highway Traffic Act, the province enforces reduced load restrictions on trucks to protect Ontario's highways during spring thaw, when road damage is most likely to occur.


March 1st to April 30th

To report a roads issue, please contact the Municipal Office at 705-778-2308 or Public Works Department at 705-778-2481 during regular business hours or use the report it online form.

If you have an after hours road related emergency, please contact 705-876-5408.

The public works department is responsible for the following maintenance and repairs;

  • Plowing and sanding
  • Grading
  • Ditching
  • Patching pot holes
  • Installing municipal cross culverts
  • Picking up garbage, debris and animal carcases
  • Cleaning up brush
  • Trimming trees
  • Catch basin cleaning

Roads

During snow or ice events the main roads will be the primary focus, followed by the lower volume roads. 


Property owners are responsible for:

  • Clearing snow and ice on driveways
  • Removing snow windrows left by plows on roads and sidewalks
  • When clearing snow and ice from your property it must not be thrown on the road or sidewalks.

Contact Us

1 Ottawa St. East, PO Box 10, Havelock, Ontario K0L 1Z0
Toll Free 1-877-767-2795
Phone: 705-778-2308
Fax: 705-778-5248
Email: havbelmet@hbmtwp.ca

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