Prince Edward County issues a reminder about water bills due at the end of December

• Wellington, Ameliasburgh, Peats Point, Carrying Place, Consecon, Bloomfield, and Rossmore/Fenwood
• Customers in Picton and Wellington who are on a monthly billing schedule
• Bulk water customers

Canada Post employees will return to work on Tuesday, December 17. However, customers may not receive their water bills in the mail for several weeks due to the backlog in mail deliveries.
 
You are still responsible for paying your water bills as well as fines and parking tickets on time. To avoid late charges, the municipality advises residents not to send payments through the mail.
 
Water and Wastewater Payment Options

• In Person at Shire Hall (332 Picton Main Street, Picton) – The municipality will accept cash, cheque, or debit. Credit card payments will not be accepted.
• Online through your own financial institution. Log on to your financial bank and choose “Add a Payee,” type in Prince Edward and the search. Look for County – Water/Utilities/Public Works – depending on your bank – it will be one of those options – Water/Utilities/Public Works.  Then enter your entire water account number.  Do not include the decimal but include the two numbers after the decimal (for example 00 – or 01).

Should you have any questions regarding this, please call the office to speak to representative who can assist you 613.476.2148 extension 1540.
 
Electronic billing
 
Property tax and water/wastewater customers can receive their invoices electronically. The electronic bill includes the same information as a paper bill. Billing dates and available payment options remain the same.
 
If you have a copy of your previous water or tax bill, The instructions and keycode for signing up for e-billing are listed on the back of the paper copy of your previous water or tax bill.
 
If you do not have a previous paper bill, e-mail waterbilling@pecounty.on.ca to receive instructions and your unique code for accessing your account.
 
If you have already signed up for e-billing, click here to sign into your account.
 
 Tax Payment Options

• In Person at Shire Hall (332 Picton Main Street, Picton) – The municipality will accept cash, cheque, or debit. Credit card payments will not be accepted.
• Online through your own financial institution – Add a Payee and then your entire ROLL NUMBER as your Account Number – include the 4 zeros at the end, but no spaces or dashes in the number sequence.

 Should you have any questions regarding this, please call the office to speak to representative who can assist you 613.476.2148 extension 1530.
 
Parking Tickets / Provincial Offences Payment Options
 

• Online through the municipal website. Click here for parking tickets or click here for provincial offences

• In Person at Shire Hall (332 Picton Main Street, Picton) – The municipality will accept cash, cheque, or debit. Credit card payments will not be accepted.

 
Planning, building and licensing documents
 
Do not mail applications, requests, time-sensitive material or Notices of Appeal for Official Plan Amendments, zone amendments, Draft Plans of Subdivision, or Committee of Adjustment applications.
 
Items can be dropped off at the Development Services counter located at the second floor of the Edward Building (280 Picton Main Street) between 8:30 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday.