I have serious concerns with…

Comment

I have serious concerns with what is being proposed in this Bill.

- Planning Authority should be retained by the Region of Waterloo, our Countryside Line remain intact, and forced boundary expansions eliminated,
- If Planning Authority is removed Greenbelt expansion is required to adequately protect the Waterloo Moraine,
- Changes to Settlement Area Boundaries should not be permitted outside of regular municipal comprehensive review periods,
- Planning Act Sections dealing with limiting Third Party Appeals should be rescinded just as they were when Bill 23 attempted to limit eliminate these important citizen rights,
- Proposed changes to MZO’s could be good but require more understanding,
- It is good to see the absurd Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator (CHIA) introduced by Bill 109 rescinded,
- The Attorney General should disclose all communications with municipalities and developers requesting changes to third party appeal rights,
- The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) should be required to permit third party appeals

This Bill does not align with the Region's smart growth goals and I firmly oppose it.