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<div>Hi folks</div><div><br></div><div>The Land Use Master Plan document for Hidden Valley will be provided shortly. In the meantime if anyone has additional comments to submit there is a May 13th deadline in place to provide comment. This will not be the last opportunity for input but if there are concerns about the current legislative changes taking place that may or may not impact this project it is a good time to chime in.</div><div><br></div><div>I think perhaps GREN may wish to share with staff our concerns for the fate of the Ford government's policy changes associated with Bill 66 and the proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act as well as recent climate change data that suggests we need to be more proactive about risk mitigation strategies.</div><div><br></div><div>Either way, y<span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">ou can provide your input through the project website at </span><a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/NPR" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kitchener.ca/NPR</a><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> or by email to </span><a href="mailto:secondaryplans@kitchener.ca" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">secondaryplans@kitchener.ca</a><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks folks!</div><div><br></div><div>Lulu </div></div><div id="ydpe37258b5yahoo_quoted_7364654907" class="ydpe37258b5yahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div><div id="ydpe37258b5yiv8485342775"><div><div class="ydpe37258b5yiv8485342775WordSection1">
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