May 24, 2024 To the Ministry…

May 24, 2024

To the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Re: ERO # 019-8488
Ministry reference # 22-OP-230826
Official Plan Amendment from the County of Dufferin for a decision.

On behalf of the Township of Amaranth Council I would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide comments and feedback on the proposal of Dufferin County’s Official Plan ERO #019-8488.

The Township of Amaranth Council is not in support of option #1 in the County of Dufferin Transportation Master Plan. The Township of Amaranth council does not believe that staff and council received proper consultation or were provided legitimate opportunities for input when it came to the Transportation Master Plan. At the Amaranth council meeting on May 15, 2024, Council requested that a motion be heard and that a recorded vote be taken and forwarded to the ERO notice board.

Amaranth Council would also like it to be noted that the County of Dufferin’s MCR review has taken multiple years and within this time the priorities of the Township and the province have changed. The Township of Amaranth currently updated their strategic plan to support growing provincial changes and would like it on record that the Township would like to re-review the proposed mapping in the County of Dufferin’s Official Plan and provide updates on the Townships development and settlement areas. Please find attached the areas of Amaranth that Council would like to re-review and re-designate.

Yours truly,

Ashley Harris
Planning Coordinator
Township of Amaranth