COUNCIL BRIEFS: Sidney

Council news from the Town of Sidney council meeting on March 11

• Sidney council approved a draft 2013 work plan from the Community Development Committee.

The plan includes the committee’s goals, such as options for downtown way-finding signage, determining infrastructure needs in the industrial park, developing a Sidney brand and a draft communications policy, among others.

• The town is about to launch a citizen satisfaction survey. The survey will be made available soon and results expected by the fall.

• Sidney will soon be looking for a new manager of operations.

Pete Harrison has announced his retirement this year.

• The town will renew a lease with the Victoria Airport Authority for a piece of land at Oakville Avenue and Eighth Street, used by public works.

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