UPDATE: On Monday, municipal councillors voted 15-2 to put the work of the Natural Heritage Committee of the Whole on hold until the new term of council.
Municipal staff will bring an information report and presentation detaling all of the work and information to date on the natural heritage topic to the new term of council.
A link to all information related to the topic will be up on the 2022 municipal candidate web page.
Chatham-Kent councillors will need to find a new way forward after having no luck hiring a third-party facilitator to oversee the woodlot strategy.
Council has been working on establishing a woodlot preservation bylaw for over a year.
Work was put on hold for three months after council voted to hire a mediator to determine what information and engagement were needed in moving forward on a tree-cutting bylaw.
Meetings and activities of the Natural Heritage Committee of the Whole were also postponed until the municipality could retain a consultant.
A report going to council Monday evening notes a request for proposals was accessed by seven firms but no qualifying bids were received.
"Administration has pursued Council’s existing directions on the matter of woodlots located on private properties," read the report. "Administration stands ready to take further action on the matter if so directed by council."
Municipal councillors could possibly make a decision on how to move forward at Monday night's council meeting.
