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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - New CAO Appointed

Middleton Town Council Appoints New CAO – Jennifer Boyd

07 August 2018 - Mayor Sylvester Atkinson of Middleton has announced the appointment of Jennifer Boyd as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for the Town of Middleton. Ms. Boyd, who is currently the Director of Corporate Services for the Town of Wolfville, was selected after a thorough recruitment and interview process, and brings with her ten years of progressive experience in several different roles in the Town of Wolfville.

Jennifer Boyd has worked with Wolfville since graduating from Acadia University in 2008, and she completed the Dalhousie University Certificate in Local Government Administration in 2015. In the ten years with Wolfville, she has been involved with the successful Wine Bus program, the development of mountain bike trails, town branding and way finding activities, the 2015 municipal election and Council orientation, collective bargaining and the development of the Town’s East End Gateway Master Plan and related capital projects.

As new CAO, Jennifer Boyd will be taking over for her predecessor, Rachel (Turner) Jones, who left the Town in April to pursue other interests, and for Interim CAO Brian Smith. She is looking forward to building upon her municipal experience in Middleton, and she has made a conscious decision to try to have a career in the Annapolis Valley.

Mayor Atkinson believes the new CAO will be able to contribute to the further growth of Middleton as a community, working with Town Staff, “Jennifer has a solid understanding of local government in Nova Scotia, and how Towns should partner with local business and senior governments to get things done. She is a thoughtful, calm individual who should be able to work well with our Council and lead our employees.”

The new Middleton CAO will begin her work with the Town in early September.

Garbage/Waste Collection Notice

You may have heard about Valley Waste Resource Management no longer providing waste collection services to Annapolis County.

We want to assure you that this DOES NOT apply to the Town of Middleton.

Valley Waste will continue to provide services as usual to the Town of Middleton and there will be no interruption in service.

Further information can be found here.

Valley Connect.ca

A new online database chock full of recreation-related activities in the Valley is now live.

Crosswalk Flags – See and Be Seen

The Town of Middleton has joined many other communities across Nova Scotia by installing crosswalk flags at designed marked crosswalks within the Town. The flags are fluorescent orange designed to provide high visibility to pedestrians.

Flags have been installed at these locations with the intent to increase the coverage annually. The initial locations are located at the following crosswalks:

Intersections of:

Marshall & Commercial
King & Main
Main & Taylor
Duke & Main

The Town and RCMP advise that both pedestrians and drivers have a shared responsibility to ensure the safe passage of individuals across any roadway. The purpose of these flags is to provide high visibility for a pedestrian crossing a marked crosswalk but must be used in conjunction with the shared responsibility of ensuring that drivers stop and the pedestrian is confident that it is safe to cross the road.

The philosophy of “SEE AND BE SEEN” is the cornerstone of pedestrian safety

Town Budget Update - August 3, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Service Areas Reduced

Middleton, Nova Scotia - Through the budget process for the Town of Middleton for this fiscal year, Town Council has had to make several difficult decisions regarding its financial responsibilities and abilities. In order to produce a balanced budget (a balanced budget is mandated by the Municipal Government Act), Council gave tremendous consideration to all of its core services and service levels, along with offered programs and staffing levels.

As a result, several areas within the Town’s budget have either been reduced or held at previous rates despite increased costs beyond the control of the Town. The surplus from last year’s budget in the amount of $190,802 was brought forward and both the residential and commercial tax rates were increased by two cents, which raises approximately $21,000 in revenue. One key service change that the community will see in September are the Crossing Guard positions that the Town has had in place. Through the budget deliberations, the decision has been made to eliminate the Crossing Guard positions effective for the upcoming school year beginning in September.

The main crosswalk at King and Main Streets has an overhead indicator light to assist pedestrians, and the crosswalk at Marshall and Commercial Streets will have a similar light installed this year. Additionally, the Town will be looking to install the handheld flags at major intersections for pedestrians to utilize for higher visibility by vehicles. Parents and caregivers are asked to take note of the change so that they can make appropriate arrangements if they feel their children need assistance while walking to school.

Later this fall, the Town will complete a formal service capacity review with the goal of finding service excellence and internal efficiencies, along with identifying key areas where the Town can further partner with other agencies and/or municipal units to ensure that its core services can be continued.

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For more information
Rachel L. Turner,
Chief Administrative Officer
PO Box 340, Middleton, NS B0S 1P0
902.825.3559
RTurner@town.middleton.ns.ca