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"rQMHR n-gmn wuh Guelph undu us Hcglmml Growth Manage- mun Strategy, llnklng the urban centre, Ill the Golden rriangle insu-ud oi huvmg dowlnpnwnl g“ oft' mm the Residents worried strategy will decrease ttgttttt-tthitt property values Continued from page 3 For more information or to register online as a volunteer . or an individual, family or corporate team: Visit our website at vuwvumanulife.ca/bikeandhike; phone 88-HEART; or email us at bike&hikeforheartamanulifeca. o no“ I 5 teievru+ Manulife Bikeomike for Heart This year's fundraising goal: o 103.153 Ruin... gt “mum: Hank rut-ml um " hat affects everybody on the other side of the countryside line as laid out in maps of the new environ- mentally sensitive land- stapes heng proposed by the region. And it will remain so for the foresee- able future with the regional growth strategy having a 40- "()hviuusly weiz. heard concerns from some people that this ls going to degrade the value of their property." said Gosselin last Thursday. "I know our I spoke to this morning is concerned that he won't be able to sell his Land lo a developer if it goes ahead. "But the countryside line that is proposed is essential- ly going to restrict any new development on the west side of Kitchener-Waterloo and direct it towards the east." less populated surrounding Iuwmhips. Bike os or 25 km routes) Bring your bicycle, your eager self and a CSA approved cycling helmet Wham-d um While that is good news for people concerned about future expansion on the west side of Waterloo. the region is also leaving out the portion of the property the Citizens for the Protection of They just won't hit the development lottery of sub- dividing their land. and the region has no plans to com, pensate for that. They don't compensate for "hope" like they do in some US. juris- diction; “We don) t'xpect lln- property values lit drop, hul people will not be able m gm spectslative windfalls with the expectation of selling to a developer m that lum- frame," said Gosserm. "Pew ple have a Cort0'rn that their property will Ire down roned. and become less valuable. and that1, absolutely false." year lily span in keeping [his a rural area, Walking Trail that's suitable for kids in strollers and people In wheelchairs You only need your comfy walking shoes and a smile to ENJOY a leisurely walk along the M&M Meat Shops s, 75.000 Hike (3, S or 8 km routes) SLMaTys l Rh'leWM IA mm 13mm aux-nu Citizens will still have a chance to express their Con- term with the proposal at regional council chambers May 17 starting at T Ihm, The department of planning hopes to have a TeC0mmen- dation in place, based on the comments of the meet- ing the region has held by this summer. with approval coming as early as this fall. "The land that is outside that IN designated fur resi- dential use is not in the FSL, it's adjacent l0 it. Any land that has been designated for specific development is not in the ESL." "The "SPA liznnrmuncn tally Sensmw Protectron Areal portion of the owcn. McNally prupvny are withrn the FNl.as currently Irro- posed." said Unswhu "It's all wooded and it's protected already by city policy. the Waterloo Moraine hoped would he covered.