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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
certainly am not familiar with the issues here, so would appreciate being
filled in on the details – succinctly please.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Why
does this say the lands in question are outside of the permanent countryside
line? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>And
if they are, why is Kitchener council fighting it? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If
Waterloo Region already passed the ROP which included the permanent countryside
line, why is Kitchener fighting it?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Just
because the reports haven’t been made public, it doesn’t change
what the reports say. Is this just a delay tactic on Kitchener’s part?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I’m
willing to speak, but right now I don’t know what I’m talking
about. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Susan
K<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS
Kitchener City Council passed the following resolution on June 15, 2009:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>‘That
the Regional Municipality of Waterloo be requested to address the comments and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>concerns
regarding the second draft of the Regional Official Plan 2029, as outlined in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the
Development and Technical Services Department report DTS-09-086; and further,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>That
the Regional Municipality of Waterloo be advised that the City of Kitchener
does<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>not
support the permanency of the ‘Protected Countryside’ designation
for the following<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>reasons:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•
technical reports in support of the groundwater recharge mapping have not been<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>made
available to the public for review; and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•
a permanent designation precludes the possibility of alternate technologies to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>achieve
groundwater recharge, or alternate sources for drinking water’; and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS
the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo approved a deferral on
these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>lands
12 months ago to do further study; and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS
there is still a lot of conflicting information and science related to these
lands; and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS
this has been a very short time to deal with all of the data relating to these
lands;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>REPORTS TO BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>JUNE 28, 2010 </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-
3 - <b>CITY OF KITCHENER<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE - (CONT’D)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10.
(Cont’d)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS
it is not in the best interests of the City of Kitchener, Waterloo Region and
its<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>taxpayers
to go into a protracted and expensive Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>this
matter;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Kitchener requests the Region of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Council
to direct Regional staff to monitor and update, as appropriate, the potential
application<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>of
the Regional recharge and protected countryside designation in southwest
Kitchener as part<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>of
the next five year statutory Regional Official Plan Review, recognizing that
these lands are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>outside
of the countryside line and are not designated for development; and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BE
IT FINALLY RESOLVED that for greater certainty, the approval of this motion
means that<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the
current status of the land will not change for the next five years by remaining
outside of the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>countryside
line and the lands will not be considered for development during this five year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>period of
time.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> all-bounces@gren.ca
[mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Louisette Lanteigne<br>
<b>Sent:</b> June-25-10 7:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> all@gren.ca<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [All] Country side line: fear of OMB in Kitchener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi folks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The latest draft of the City of Kitchener Agenda says it
all starting on page 11 here: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.kitchener.ca/Files/Item/item19363_2010-06-28_posted.pdf">http://www.kitchener.ca/Files/Item/item19363_2010-06-28_posted.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Kitchener is calling for the Region to abolish the Country
side line under duress of an OMB threat. It is therefore imperative that we
fill the seats and speak out against this corporate bullying. The more
experts who can lend their opinions on this matter the better. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I will present. I hope others will too. To register as a
delegate call here:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Linda
Korabo 519-741-2591.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The meeting is at 7pm in Kitchener City Council Chambers.
Please spread the word WIDELY aka facebook and Twitter etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Lulu <o:p></o:p></p>
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