Belleville City Council

is a city in , , situated on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, located on the Bay of Quinte at the mouth of the Moira River. Its population as of 2021 was 55,071 (Census Metropolitan Area population 111,184). It is the seat of County, but politically independent of it, and is the centre of the Bay of Quinte region.

In 2022, only 4 in 10 eligible voters in Belleville cast a ballot for the mayor and 8 councillors across 2 wards who made decided your roads, housing, property taxes, parks and more.

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    Belleville extends approval for Village of Avonlea by 2 years

    Belleville approved an extension to a draft approval of the subdivision.

    Council approved the draft plan on May 9, 2022 with a series of conditions that needed to be met, including a condition that the approval would expire on May 9, 2025 if all conditions were not satisfied. The owners of the property could request an extension within 60 days before the expiration date.

    Since the 2022 approval, new owners have taken over the property with a report to council stating that the new owners engaged with an engineering consultant and are currently undertaking a technical review for Phase 1 of the development.

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