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' i l t I I 4“ m Hm in“ is working on a new_off'icial plan that will “The regulatory environment is now ground in the community. 3! i ‘ l ' ' strive to create sustainable communities. bigger and more complex than ever," be “We will definitely be having more dis- 5 l . , V h \ . The official plan will lay out regional said. “That means we have to consider cussion around E515.” Home said. i l _ w V , _ f . I council's goals for the next decade. as well things like water protection policies. We The plan will also establish two new L-fA‘Tâ€"T- H ‘ ll 7 ” ’ "W ‘ ‘l ‘ ' as policy and planning guidelines, said aresodependent on groundwater that we employment nodes in the region, one in l‘) “ in “ ”i‘“ “ “i“ A“ "W" “"‘“‘“"“-’"““i‘ W” Rob Home. regional planning commis- have to ensure we protect our wellheads Kitchener and one near North Dumfries. , . - mm” sioner. from contamination." This will allow industry and employment [ML “m m ‘ I”, ‘ BID" The plan is mandated under the The plan will also integrate some of in the region to expand to newareas. V" l ”I“, p ] provincial planning act and the region the new planning policies that the region There are a number of public meetings i decided to update there's now because of hasdeveloped over the last few years. introducing the first draft of the plan ’ a significant shift in growth projections "We‘re going to have a greater focus on scheduled over the next month. The next By 2029, the region is expecting to grow to public transit, especially rapid transit." date in Waterloo is on Oct. 28 from 3 pm. 700,000 people. Home said. to 8 pm. at the in room 210 of the Public / That basic structure is assumed under That means pursuing planning poll» Health Building __ the new plan, which is currently in the cies such as clustering development “We want people to see the,plan and public consultation phase. around transit nodes. “We want to grow give us feedback on any area," Home said. A key focus of the plan will be intensifi- by choice, not by chance." Home said. The deadline for public comment is at Ma cation across the region. That means The whole idea is to create a sustain- the end of January, 2009. The draft plan is there isn't likely to be any change to the able region that will continue to grow in a expected to go to regional council in the ‘ " “" " ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ,. ' ’ ' ‘“’ current boundary restrictions that pre- manageable marmer. That means keeping spring. WEEKLY SPECIALS Oct, 20 - Oct, 25 ____________.___________.__â€"-â€"- Store Made Smoked . 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