This project will provide an in-depth evaluation and engineering assessment of South Huron facilities.

This project will develop a new Community Improvement Plan (CIP), which will allow the municipality to implement certain financial incentive programs, such as loans or grants, to be accessed by property owners and businesses within a designated Community Improvement Plan Area.

Main Street at the north end of Exeter, from Walper Street to the Ausable River bridge will undergo a full road reconstruction project. The construction project will be constructed in two phases in 2024, with the final layer of surface asphalt being placed in 2025.

Along with Huron County, this project will update the South Huron Official Plan (OP).

This Master Plan Update will aim to develop and evaluate the optimal water and wastewater servicing strategies to support the needs of existing users and to support potential population and employment growth within South Huron.

Under a grant from Infrastructure Canada, this project will develop an Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) to identify the long-term needs of active transportation users within South Huron. 

As of July 1, 2025, municipalities must have an approved Asset Management Plan for all municipal infrastructure assets that builds upon the requirements set out in 2024. This plan will help the Municipality make the best possible decisions regarding the construction, operation, maintenance, renewal, replacement, expansion and disposal of infrastructure assets while minimizing risk and cost to taxpayers and maximizing service delivery. 

The Municipality of South Huron passed a municipal-wide Development Charges By-Law which came into effect on March 17, 2020.This background study will provide an update to the 2020 Development Charges Background Study, and be prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Development Charges Act 1997 (s.10), and accordingly, recommends new Development Charges (D.C.s) and policies for the Municipality of South Huron (Municipality).

This project developed an Age-Friendly Community (AFC) Plan with funding from the Government of Ontario. The Age-Friendly Plan was adopted by South Huron Council in 2016. 

This project developed a Cemetery Master Plan for the Exeter Public Cemetery and provided strategic direction for the cemetery operations for the next 25 years and beyond. South Huron Council adopted the Cemetery Master Plan at the Regular Council meeting on September 20, 2021.

With funding from the Government of Canada through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), this project developed South Huron's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. The strategy was adopted by South Huron Council on September 8, 2020. 

The Community Safety and Well Being for Huron Plan was prepared in collaboration with all 9 lower-tier municipalities in Huron County and a multi-sectoral Advisory Committee that included representatives from social and community organizations, school boards, boards of health, the police service and other local service providers working to protect or enhance safety and well-being. 

In June 2021, South Huron formally adopted the Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan.

The Municipality retained Watson and Associates Economists Ltd. to compete a development charges background study. 

South Huron Council passed a municipal-wide Development Charges By-Law which came into effect on March 17, 2020. 

This project developed a Fire Master Plan includes a total of 47 recommendations for consideration by the South Huron Fire Department.

South Huron is committed to providing the best recreational opportunities that are accessible, benefit all age groups and abilities, and are affordable for the entire community. Renovation projects at the South Huron Recreation Centre and the Stephen Arena were completed in 2022 and 2023. 

The Municipality of South Huron engaged Hemson Consulting Ltd. to complete a comprehensive review and analysis of municipal user fees.  At the June 17, Regular Meeting, the new Fees and Charges Schedule, By-Law #35-2024 was passed by Council.

Through a grant from the Rural Ontario Institute (ROI), this project created a Youth Engagement Strategy and identified eight strategic items were recommended to make South Huron more youth friendly. The strategy was adopted by South Huron Council on September 8, 2020.