The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

I 'WATERLOO CHIONICLE - Wednesday. December 18.2013 A "' V G hi ' wth 7 BELLA- pm roup ts gro concerns i , M m Shh u‘ BYIAMPSIMIKSON pal Board toopen more than That spells trouble in k M M Chronicle Staff 10 times the amount of land areas like Waterloo Region, , .. , a , . ‘ up for new development home to some of the most ' l ' " ‘ ' ' fizz bile the Region of that the region wanted in its productive and valuable « [xcgllcsill‘lfiligoifiys AND MENS FELCE . m an “a WWaterloo's land use official plan. farmland in the entire E R GRANCES appeal makes its The region set aside 85 province. i W way through the courts, hectares of land for new “This place is gorgeous.“ , .‘ local and provincial activists development, while the Grove~White said. “There's a l r , g and planners are doing their OMB sided with developers lot worth protecting." ‘ "’ " ‘ best to keep the issue in the and ruled against the official The province has com A w _ 0 900808! amt 0 [Emmy NJ. mm spotlight. plan by making more than mined to reviewing how sec ' . '1: av" 'gFl-glnmm'omfim $625 last week. more than 100 1,000 hectares available. [ions of the OMB operates - ‘ 5m '3an an l residents crowded into the Many fear the precedent and how some development m . ' m "Himmlm ' Downtown Community it could set across the charges are used by municr ' ' _ _ Centre in Kitchener to dis~ province if the OMB is per- palities. and that renew vis 809 V'Ctor'a St' N ' 51 9 954 71 58 cuss the province's growing mitted to override Waterloo's ited Waterloo Region earlier fl ‘ ml it, . . 1‘ .‘H tr ll ii- ‘r u PM llellallOHIIZiL‘USHICIIUSJIUI" problem of sprawl and how official plan. potentially this fall. . to fight it locally at an event leading to more sprawl in The public has until lan called Smartening Up Waterloo Region and tom provide feedback to the . save energy (‘xrtgvvthifWaterlpodReigipii.I thrlSughlout Lbs (heater provinc’e1 at its Webs)“: in, ' v -‘ r ‘ . V “A . pea ers inf U 8 a P '0 en (”588 ()0. www.ma .g0\'.()l‘l (‘Zln‘ ilgl‘ L flax HEATDNG ""» CFL‘J!" A ”"CENTIVE Daley, corfoundt'r of the "lhe decision hi the 357 aspx. I V. advocacy website Smart 0MB is extraordinary" said Home discussed a plan ! fy Growth Waterloo Region. Daley, who said the cost of called The Big Shift that \\lll ‘. Kevin 'l'homason, Victhchair sprawl goes h('\(llld roads see greater InlenSlfiCilllilll in l of the Grand River Envtronr and other Visible infrastrucr city cores and less sprawl at mental Network and anothr titre to the U nscen costs. the edges of the region The 5 . er co-founder of Smart such as increases to police stakes are high ifWaterloo ; ‘ Growth. Aidan Grove-White. or fire service and the doesn't adopt better transit l a planning adviser for Envt» impact on quality oflife. options and curb sprawl. he 1 ,9 ronmental Defence. and Sprawl hurts our quality said. i . . ' regional planning commis- of life. said Grove-White, “We are headed towards l { g. “a.“ sinner Rob Home. through longer commutes. loronto and Montreal-style ‘ ;%‘N Daley and Thomason less family and community gridlock if changes aren‘t l ’5' ”' founded Smart Growth time. poorer health and made." said Horne “Rapid Waterloo Region earlier this wasted tax dollars. it is the transit and the big shift is as ”‘1?“ year in response to the deci- result of poor planning polr much a rural issue as it is an ; J; ' " sion by the Ontario Munici- cy. not market demand. urban issue " ‘, l i ‘l&l' Region of Waterloo ; ‘ “as NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PASS A FEES & CHARGES BY-LAW . . . - ». The Region at Watenm intends to pass a By-law to Establish Fees and Charges which includes new tees ‘ “a and charges as well as amendments and/or removal of among tees and charges Some of the changes included inmeby-laware teestormolonol m.Comnutltylehg,Stlmysldo Holinfiogiorultr Y d W Child Care Contra and W Meal Suntan O U 8 se rV e The bylaw Wlll be constricted at the Regional Council Meeting scheduled tor My. my 15, 3114 It 711) DJ“. ‘ W W of m ‘ Camel mama-1 Hoar. Witter: new - - 150 m ”'1. tom Receive up to 3650‘" when replactng your old heatin and coolin S stems Acooyotmeprooosodtoosandchuooswulbeavailmleturevwaflerfiioay December 20. 2013 in the 9 g y ' l Council 5 Administrative Sconces Office. Region of Waterloo. 2nd Floor. 150 Frederick Street. Kitchener N you have questions concerning the amendments please contact Christopher Wilson at 5196754757 ext Fora helpful checklist and to find partCipating l 35“ .\, , y t , it you rush to speak at the Councrl meeting, please register as a delegation mm the Region‘s Council and C H idfillflfi n1 . if 0 t K . V St ‘S’ayerone‘nergy‘ C3 O ‘Lm l Mmmtstntiva Sconces [Maori at519~575vu20tiy l 309 m on My,Jmuary13.2014 Hymroqmre " . ' er '9470 lOday l accessiblesomcostoparticioatepleaseoontacttheCounculAAdmrnistrativeSerVicesatWMdavsm “ amiance oi the rnoetmq ‘ Mmeenmdmcammme'uumcioalhct' 2001 W 1 Kris Fletcher. Director. Comm and Mmmtstntrva Was/Room Dork mm Mo he. All comments and information racewod from individuals stakeholder groom and W regarding this ,; T 1;: fig": gmmmmfl 35‘1" mmgrgrg'mmm,‘ by~lnw are being collected to must the Region of Waterloo in making a deem Under the ‘Mumcipat Aci' * fl :7: ‘ . §,'.:*:.T;:m:;§§x:.:m:: :gw'"mm5§: ~§‘fi:'-‘ ' parsoml IMDt'mabm such as name. address. telephone number and property mum that may be Included ~ 3/ 7; :lmdmfiw; :v:.:..... M ‘m ' nasubmoslonbooomospanottnewwc record Questions reoardmtneeolocfimdmlsmnon : MubarmbCouncfl&Admnstmivo Sconces