As Quinte News continues to look back on the year that was 2025, we had the chance to speak with the Mayor of Quinte West Jim Harrison on some of the accomplishments from the City of Quinte West.
Speaking with Quinte News, Harrison spoke about the Trenton trunk sewer project on 2nd Dug Hill Road.
“Without it, that project, we wouldn’t have been able to build any houses on the west end,” Mayor Harrison said about the importance of the project.
“So that’s a big, big process, and, you know, helping us build more houses in Quinte West.”
On the topic of wastewater, Harrison spoke about the expansion project of the Trenton Wastewater Treatment Plant.
“We have to upgrade our plant, and the estimated cost of upgrades to the Ward 1 sewage disposal system is around $60 million. So we’re hoping, obviously, to get some support from the province and the federal government for that project.”
Harrison says the City of Quinte West has had to be diligent on what kind of spending the municipality will do.
“It is more and more challenging. Yes, absolutely,” Harrison said when asked if it has been more challenging each year to put together the budget.
“We have got so many different situations, you know, like healthcare, doctor recruitment. That’s a big part of our mandate now is trying to get doctors and trying to have spaces for them and working with the province, working with our doctor recruiter and unfortunately, we compete with other municipalities, so it makes it even more challenging.”
Homelessness was also something Harrison mentioned that the city was addressing.
“We got so many different things, different issues that we have to deal with,” Harrison said.
“Everything and anything takes money, that’s the unfortunate part. We’re short like everybody else. We’re not getting the dollars from the province or from the federal government that we should be receiving.
