An Official Plan provides a vision for future growth and generally guides where new homes, schools, businesses and parks should be located. It includes policies with respect to the construction of new services such as roads and sewers as well as protecting our natural and built heritage.
The Planning Act mandates that municipalities review and update their official plans every five years. This process at the Town got restarted earlier in 2014, and a Public Open House was held during the June 3, 2014, Town Council meeting. Staff held informal consultations in the summer of 2014; however, changes and reviews at other levels of government caused the review of the Town's official plan to be suspended for the past few years. In 2016, the Town engaged MMM Group to carry out a phased review and update of the Town's 2002 Official Plan.
The Final Official Plan was adopted by Council on March 2, 2021. It will now go to the County of Simcoe, as the final agency of approval.
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