November 26, 2025: Lanark Highlands Township Planner report released

Planner’s Report Released – Highland Line Pit Proposal

At the Council meeting on November 25, 2025, Lanark Highlands Council asked that the Planner’s Report related to the Highland Line pit proposal be shared with the public. This report, with the Planner’s recommendation to Council, was to be presented to Council at the October 14 Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion and a vote. The triggering of an OLT by Cavanagh has taken the decision out of the hands of the township, but the report is clear in its stance that the development, as proposed, does not represent good land use planning.

The recommendation of the report was:

“THAT, Committee of Whole recommends to Council that they REFUSE Official Plan Amendment OPA #8 and Zoning By-Law Amendment ZA-2023-02, based on the lack of land use compatibility, and that the protection of the existing Waterfront Communities and agritourism land uses are in the long-term interest of the Township."