After greater than twenty years, the City of Wasaga Seaside is about to exchange its official group plan with a brand new, complete framework designed to information future development and growth.
“This plan goes to put out the method and coverage across the planning for Wasaga Seaside, how we transfer ahead, and the place we construct developments,” mentioned Mayor Brian Smith.
The brand new group plan has been within the works since 2017.
“It is lengthy overdue,” the mayor famous.
The city will maintain two public conferences to showcase the plan and provides residents the chance to supply suggestions.
Bob Schickedanz, with Farsight Properties, which has ongoing initiatives in Wasaga Seaside and Muskoka, highlighted the plan’s complete nature.
“To begin with, it provides a framework of the place the housing goes to be constructed, what kind of housing goes to be constructed, the various density and to what extent, however it goes additional than that. It additionally informs the place employment makes use of will probably be, [where] leisure makes use of will probably be,” he mentioned.
The plan has garnered consideration from native enterprise house owners, significantly these with a long-standing presence in the neighborhood.
Dean Prezio, who owns Pedro’s, which has been on the town for 70 years, careworn the significance of preserving the waterfront.
“We undoubtedly must hold what’s vital in the present day. What persons are on the lookout for is inexperienced area, open entry, and open public enter to have the ability to get entry to the seashore,” he added.
The City will maintain two public classes on Thursday from 6 p.m. to eight p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to midday on the RecPlex Group Centre.
