The Township and the Port Perry Agricultural Society (PPAS) met the evening of July 21 to discuss the Township’s plan to move forward a community visioning exercise for the future use of the Fairgrounds site.

Through the visioning exercise, the Township will retain a consultant to facilitate a collaborative discussion to garner proposals and ideas from across the community, with the PPAS as a key stakeholder. The goal is to achieve a vision for the site, based on the ideas and proposals received, that will provide an array of positive benefits for Scugog. A Request for Proposal to choose a consultant is now live, and the visioning exercise for the Port Perry Fairgrounds is expected to commence in the fall of 2025 and conclude by June 2026. In the meantime, discussions about a lease renewal will be paused until the completion of this visioning exercise. The Township has assured the PPAS that the Port Perry Fair can continue on the Fairgrounds in 2026.

The current lease for the Port Perry Agricultural Society (PPAS) is up for renewal next year, June 2026. PPAS has come to the Township in advance of their lease expiring to request a renewal and discuss new terms.

The nature of the lease agreement and aspects of the property were discussed in a closed session of council, which is an option for Ontario Municipalities under certain circumstances, as outlined in the Municipal Act, 2001. This is normal practice for Council when discussing buying, selling, or leasing land, and allows a full conversation without the risk of breaching confidentiality.

Following the closed session earlier in July, staff were directed to continue discussions with the PPAS for their request and to collaborate on outreach to the Scugog community on a vision exercise. This exercise will be conducted to gather input from stakeholders (i.e., residents, businesses, PPAS, etc.) to better understand the community's vision for the future of the area as a whole.

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