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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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I'm concerned about the impact of opening the greenbelt, especially with regards to the climate change we are experiencing. The greenbelt contains flood plains and provides some environmental stability which will be destroyed so that more houses can be built.

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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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While the notion of a one to one exchange of land area seems reasonable at first, it becomes obvious that this will significantly impact the green space immediately around existing towns and cities. The spaces are precisely the ones we need to preserve to prevent urban sprawl. Read more

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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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We need to be intensifying urban areas, not sprawling further out. By building more middle and high density housing where it’s close enough to utilities that it is financially sustainable, we can simultaneously increase housing and the financial productivity of our land. Read more

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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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Do not damage/harm the Greenbelt. Ontario does NOT need more urban sprawl. We need densification. These recommendations have already been provided to the Ford government and been ignored. Stop allowing for restrictive residential zoning that limits densification. Read more

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Shortage of land is not the primary reason behind our current housing crisis. Opening up protected lands in the Greenbelt area for development won’t help alleviate the issues we are facing while creating a massive ecological loss for Ontario. Read more

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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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We do not need to expand into the greenbelt for more housing. What we need is denser housing in our existing cities and towns. Expanding into the greenbelt is terribly inefficient for infrastructure, we need to increase usage for our existing infrastructure.

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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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The issue of housing is a nuanced problem, and one where looking at effectively utilizing spaces already available and proper community planning should be key. Developers who currently hold land that they are not moving forward with developing should also be looked at. Read more

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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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We can find alternative routes to pave the highway, what we can't do is bring back critically endangered species after we've paved over their homes and destroyed their food sources. Last time I checked it was called Ontario's Green Belt not the Black Top.

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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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Please do not let the Ford government open the green belt to developers. Southern Ontario has such a beautiful and interesting biodiversity we need to maintain for future generations. Please put the environment and animals and plants above profits. Read more

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Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

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As a concerned Ontario citizen, developing the Greenbelt is something that cannot be reversed. It will have drastic consequences on our ecosystem that will cause great damage to the wildlife around it. To build more homes, there are numerous other ways to address the housing shortage. Read more

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