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Notice of Appeal Public Hearing

GEORGE HARALABAKOS has made an appeal to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board from a decision of Chester Municipal Council refusing a development agreement and rezoning request from Settlement Residential 2 Zone to Mixed Use Zone affecting property at Highway 3, Simms Settlement (PID: 60082401). This matter will be considered in a public hearing as follows:

Hearing starts: Monday, July 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Continuing Tuesday, July 14, 2026, if necessary)

Evening Session: Monday, July 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Hearing Location: Council Chambers 
Municipality of the District of Chester 
151 King Street 
Chester, Nova Scotia

Board Hearings are open to the public and you may participate as follows:

  • You may speak at the hearing. You must notify the Board by Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
  • You may make written comments by sending a letter to the Clerk of the Board at P.O. Box 1692, Unit “M”, Halifax, NS B3J 3S3, or by using our secure file transfer service at: https://board.titanfile.com/NSRAB/, or by fax at (902) 424-3919 by Thursday, July 2, 2026.
  • You may request formal standing as an Intervenor, subject to Board approval. This will allow you to present evidence or cross-examine witnesses. Your request must be received by the Board by Friday, May 29, 2026, and a copy of your written evidence by Monday, June 8, 2026, for Intervenors supporting the Appellants, and by Monday, June 22, 2026, for Intervenors supporting the Municipality.
  • You may request a copy of the audio file for the proceeding after the hearing by contacting the Clerk of the Board.

A copy of the appeal and any timetable applying to this matter may be viewed on the Board’s online database at https://uarb.novascotia.ca/fmi/webd/UARB15 by entering M12824 in the “Go Directly to Matter” search box, or at the offices of Municipality of the District of Chester.

To support respectful and inclusive communication during hearings and in its decision, the Board encourages all participants to share their preferred pronouns and forms of address, if comfortable doing so.  There is no requirement to provide this information.