Comment
It is beyond belief that the provincial government would blow up the Growth Plan for the GGH. Your job is to manage the province in a way that protects the health and welfare of the people. Controlling growth and protecting the agricultural system and the natural heritage system are fundamental. Using a housing crisis as an excuse to get rid of all the rules that protect us in the long run is totally unacceptable.
It is dangerous to open up the agricultural system to growth as the water table is not reliable. People move to the country expecting their well to meet their needs but this is not guaranteed. When they run out of water they call on the government to supply them with water. Is the Provincial government going to step in and help these people? Not a chance. But you will be the cause of their predicament.
I personally own a 5 acre field that is rented to a farmer. If 3 lots are taken off of this field, it will no longer be viable for the farmer to travel to this field. So automatically 5 acres of prime agricultural land will be lost. Multiply this across Ontario. It is a tragic loss of farmland that is totally unnecessary.
The government should retract this proposed legislation and concentrate on reducing zoning restrictions in urban areas where services are available or can be upgraded without resorting to sprawl.
Furthermore the government should re-enter the subsidized housing market and help those who need housing the most to get that housing.
Submitted April 26, 2023 9:49 AM
Comment on
Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.
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84086
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