Thank you for the…

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed regulations under the Conservation Authorities Act.

The Township of Perth South supports the efforts by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks to ensure that conservation authorities focus and deliver on core mandates.

As you are aware, there is rarely a “one size fits all” solution for municipalities, especially when you are dealing with different sized municipalities along with a rural and urban mix. For years, Perth South has found that the large urban municipalities in the watershed, supported by growth sourced revenue, were able to set the base level of services for all municipalities in the watershed without consideration to the affordability or desire for these services amoung the other smaller municipalities. Perth South was very pleased to see the introduction of mandatory and non-mandatory programs that will give Perth South and other municipalities the opportunity to choose their own service level and develop a services that is the right fit for their municipality.

Perth South feels that it is essential that each municipality is given the decision to decide whether or not they want the conservation authority to provide a non-mandatory service, rather than the decision to offer non-mandatory services being decided by the Board of Directors.

Perth South supports the proposed regulations.