Hello, Please reconsider any…

Hello,

Please reconsider any immediate changes to Ontario Conservation areas.

I know there is a need for more housing in Ontario most particularly in Southern Ontario. There is not enough housing for people already here and more growth via immigration is planned. Both rents and buying are out of the reach of many people. Housing costs have outstripped incomes for years.

However development for housing needs to be done in a careful and sustainable way.

All opportunities for in-fill housing should be looked at with particular emphasis on housing near transportation hubs. Expropriation in suburban areas already developed should be considered. This would require market value compensation.

Housing in rural areas should be carefully considered so that it is not the driver for more cars and more roads.

Conservation areas protect watersheds which does mitigate flood risks to those downsteam. Conservation areas also provide much needs nature access to many people. The pandemic has emphasized the need for natural areas near to cities and towns. Conservation areas provide so much good a a low cost that they cannot be tampered with.

At the very least could any thought of using conservation area lands have time for considered input from all stakeholders. This comment section is only a first step.

Please maintain all conservation areas intact.