Development
My thoughts on development
I support RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.
There will be a new South Frontenac Township Official Plan (OP) in 2023.
Our new council must get this right. It will be our guiding document for years to come.
Farmland
Farmland needs to be protected. Our farms feed us all!
Settlement Areas
The provincial government is directing new development to the so called “settlement areas”.
I support this.
The new (draft) OP identifies primary, secondary and tertiary settlement areas for development. Development is to be within the existing settlement boundaries.
These areas are:
Primary - Sydenham, Inverary and Verona
Secondary - Harrowsmith, Hartington, Sunbury and Battersea
Tertiary - Bellrock, Perth Road Village, Petworth, Railton, Spaffordton and Wilmer
Communal Systems
These are water and waste water (septic) systems that are shared between a number of properties.
They allow for more intensification of development with smaller lots being required.
SFT has supported this and is working with other Frontenac Townships to get a Corporation set up to provide oversight on these. Provincial funding has been requested for this.
Single Lot Development
Development of single lots with private wells and septic systems needs to continue.
There should be no changes to the number of lots you can sever off.