Dufferin County invites residents and stakeholders to have their say on future of community at engagement workshops
Dufferin County invites residents and stakeholders to get involved in shaping the future of the community. The County is hosting four public workshops at the Monora Park Pavilion in July to help inform its Phase III Official Plan Amendment (OPA):
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July 5, 2023, 2 to 4 pm – Healthy Communities
- Age friendly communities
- Recreation and tourism
- Job creation
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July 5, 2023, 6 to 8 pm – Housing
- Additional Residential Units
- As of Right Zones
- Mixed-use zones (live, work and play)
- Affordable/attainable housing
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July 6, 2023, 9 to 10 am – Infrastructure
- Public transit
- Road access and traffic
- Shelburne bypass
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July 6, 2023, 2 to 4 pm – Sustainability
- Aquifers
- Schools
- Climate
- Lot creation in agricultural and rural
The aim of these workshops is to engage the community and gather input to inform the County’s MCR Phase III OPA. The Phase III OPA will address how to manage population and employment growth while prioritizing the development of complete communities, addressing affordable housing, ensuring infrastructure is sustainable and mitigating climate change.
During these engagement sessions, the County will address key Community and Governance policy topics as aligned with its recently approved 2023 to 2026 Strategic Plan. Residents and stakeholders are encouraged to share their perspectives, concerns and ideas to help shape policy that reflects the needs and aspirations of the Dufferin community as the County plans for the future.
Presentations and video of these workshops will be made available online for those unable to attend, and community members can provide feedback on these topics until July 23, 2023 on Join In Dufferin.
About the County’s Municipal Comprehensive Review
Dufferin County is currently home to 67,000 people and is planning to exceed 100,000 people and 40,000 jobs by 2051. To address this planned increase in population, the County is working on its Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR), a series of studies that will influence Dufferin’s Official Plan and shape the growth of Dufferin County for the next 30 years.
The Phase III OPA represents one of multiple amendments to the existing County Official Plan that will establish where and how growth is to occur in Dufferin County. It has been prepared in association with the County’s Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) to bring the County Official Plan into conformity with the Province of Ontario’s A Place to Grow: Growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
To learn more about the MCR and to get involved, visit Join In Dufferin.
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“Our vision for Dufferin County under our new Strategic Plan is to be a community that grows together. To achieve this vision, it is so important that our residents and all stakeholders get involved in addressing how we manage population and employment growth in the future. We encourage our community to attend these engagement sessions in July to have their say as we plan for the future of Dufferin County.”
- Wade Mills, Warden, Dufferin County
“Dufferin County’s MCR will establish the goals, objectives, and land use policies that guide us as we work to ensure the future needs of our community are met. With Equity and Climate Lenses top of mind, it is our goal to develop complete communities, address the affordable and attainable housing crisis, build and maintain sustainable infrastructure and mitigate climate change while planning for and managing growth. We invite our community to join us in July to share their feedback on these important topics.”
- Sonya Pritchard, Chief Administrative Officer, Dufferin County
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Megan Ball, Manager of Communications
