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Chatham-Kent Community Hub

The Chatham-Kent Community Hub (CKCH) project is a large and complex undertaking and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent remains committed to ensuring that the public is informed and their opinions are considered throughout the process.

Throughout the Chatham-Kent Community Hub project, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent has facilitated multiple opportunities for public engagement. To date, there have been three public information sessions, attended by over 300 residents, and two online public surveys conducted through the Let’s Talk platform, each garnering over 1,000 responses. There have also been three Stakeholder Engagement meetings, which were held to ensure that the lived and practiced experiences from community stakeholders are heard, considered, and reflected when designs for the proposed Chatham-Kent Community Hub are being developed. The Stakeholder Engagement Group includes representatives from the CK Public Library Board, the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Municipal Museums Advisory Committee, and the Gallery Advisory Committee. These stakeholders represent their respective boards and committees and bring feedback and input from their groups for consideration as the project progresses. There have also been several 1-on-1 meetings with local advisory committees and boards throughout the process.

On October 21, Council voted to continue forward with the Chatham-Kent Community Hub project. This vote gives administration direction to proceed with the detailed design phase of the project and hire a contracted project manager to facilitate to project. Councillor Anthony Ceccacci added two amendments to the motion to ensure financial accountability throughout the project through the creation of a fixed-cost Request for Proposal and to provide high level cost estimates for upgrading the Civic Centre, Museum and Library (including expanding it to 35,000 sq. ft. as is recommended in the Library Masterplan).


The Chatham-Kent Community Hub (CKCH) project is a large and complex undertaking and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent remains committed to ensuring that the public is informed and their opinions are considered throughout the process.

Throughout the Chatham-Kent Community Hub project, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent has facilitated multiple opportunities for public engagement. To date, there have been three public information sessions, attended by over 300 residents, and two online public surveys conducted through the Let’s Talk platform, each garnering over 1,000 responses. There have also been three Stakeholder Engagement meetings, which were held to ensure that the lived and practiced experiences from community stakeholders are heard, considered, and reflected when designs for the proposed Chatham-Kent Community Hub are being developed. The Stakeholder Engagement Group includes representatives from the CK Public Library Board, the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Municipal Museums Advisory Committee, and the Gallery Advisory Committee. These stakeholders represent their respective boards and committees and bring feedback and input from their groups for consideration as the project progresses. There have also been several 1-on-1 meetings with local advisory committees and boards throughout the process.

On October 21, Council voted to continue forward with the Chatham-Kent Community Hub project. This vote gives administration direction to proceed with the detailed design phase of the project and hire a contracted project manager to facilitate to project. Councillor Anthony Ceccacci added two amendments to the motion to ensure financial accountability throughout the project through the creation of a fixed-cost Request for Proposal and to provide high level cost estimates for upgrading the Civic Centre, Museum and Library (including expanding it to 35,000 sq. ft. as is recommended in the Library Masterplan).


Page last updated: 29 Oct 2024, 04:10 PM