Notice of a Public Meeting concerning City of Kawartha Lakes New Official Plan

Take Notice that Council of the City of Kawartha Lakes, will hold a Public Meeting on March 2, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 26 Francis St., Lindsay, to consider a new Official Plan pursuant to the provisions of the Planning Act. Council will also consider a recommendation to adopt the new Official Plan at their March 9, 2010 meeting at 1:00 in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

The proposed Official Plan contains policies to guide the development of the City of Kawartha Lakes while conserving resources and protecting the environment. Policies are included to protect the City’s important environmental features and functions, agricultural areas, waterfront areas as well as addressing aggregate extraction and development outside urban areas. The proposed Official Plan focuses on the rural areas of the City and does not address the detailed growth management of the designated urban areas.  The growth management of urban areas is ongoing and will be subject to subsequent public meetings and amendments.

Any Person May Attend the Public Meeting and/or make a written or verbal presentation in support of, or in opposition to, the proposed Official Plan.  At the public meeting, presentations that would take longer than five minutes should be presented in written form and summarized orally.  All written submissions received prior to March 2, 2010 or comments on submissions made at the Public Meeting will be considered.

If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision in respect of the proposed Official Plan and does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the City before the proposed Official Plan, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal.

If You Wish to Be Notified of the Recommendation and/or the Decision in respect of this matter, you must submit your written request no later than March 2, 2010 to the address provided below.  Please provide your name, address and postal code either on the appropriate form at the Public Meeting or by mailing such request to the address provided below

The draft Official Plan is available as follows:

• On the City Website at: www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/CityHall/Dept/DevServices/planning.htm
• At the Development Services - Planning Division, Lindsay Service Centre, 2^nd Floor, 180 Kent Street West, Lindsay.  The contact information is provided below.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact: Chris Darling, (705) 324-9411 Ext. 1239          Toll Free: 1-888-822-2225 Ext.1239, Fax (705) 324-4027, or e-mail at cdarling@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca.

DATED AT THE CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES THIS 11^th Day of February, 2010.

Chris Darling, Director of Development Services, City of Kawartha Lakes, 180 Kent St. W., Lindsay  ON  K9V 2Y6.