I am glad to see the…

I am glad to see the Indigenous inclusion in consideration of land use. Also glad to see the focus on single family housing changed to include diverse and mixed housing.
However, it is ironic that consultation with municipalities is missing as are appeals to decisions about local planning. This is undemocratic and a huge over reach. Communities have spent a great deal of effort and expense over long periods of consultation and planning to develop good Official Plans. Simply tossing all of this aside is irresponsible and dangerous as a precedent.

The Waterloo official Plan is award winning and used as a model in parts of North America. It does not deserve to be ignored and overturned.

The new suggested boundaries do not make any sense. Some cannot be serviced, and some threaten biodiversity, wood lots and tree cover, wetlands and recharge areas. I suggest you take a look at the Tier 3 Water Budgeting report done recently in Wellington County as well.

The provinces own task force stated that enough land was set aside for growth and housing. Ignoring this makes no sense at all! Keep the positive bits and consult municipalities and planners for the rest.