<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><b class="">3) Key Data Points of the Regional Official Plan:</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Intensification rate: 61%</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Density: 59 pj/ha</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Community Area Expansion: 150 ha</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Employment Area Expansion: 456 ha</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There is a very strong climate change and complete 15 minute neighbourhood focus. This is much less Community Area (residential) greenfield farmland loss than former Option #2’s 376 ha of farmland loss, and even less than the 220 ha proposed back in December or the 180 ha of farmland loss proposed November. While ideally we would see 0ha of farmland loss we’ve known from the onset that additional employment lands were required, a solution would have to be found for Wellesley Township’s land needs, and there were situations were rounding out or adding a few acres of expansion could help to complete a community or provide space for needed/missing services. </div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Learn more at: <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/regional-official-plan" class="">https://www.engagewr.ca/regional-official-plan</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">4) Contact Regional Councillors and Staff - </b>Please Show Your Support and Speak Up for the Future You Want to See:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Write all Regional Councillors at: <a href="mailto:regionalcouncillors@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">regionalcouncillors@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Or contact individual Councillors at:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Karen Redman (Regional Chair) - <a href="mailto:kredman@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">kredman@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Kathryn McGarry (Mayor, Cambridge) - <a href="mailto:kmcgarry@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">kmcgarry@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Karl Kiefer (Regional Councillor, Cambridge) - <a href="mailto:kkiefer@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">kkiefer@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Helen Jowett (Regional Councillor, Cambridge) - <a href="mailto:hjowett@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">hjowett@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Berry Vrbanovic (Mayor, Kitchener) - <a href="mailto:bvrbanovic@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">bvrbanovic@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Tom Galloway (Regional Councillor, Kitchener) - <a href="mailto:tgalloway@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">tgalloway@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Geoff Lorentz (Regional Councillor, Kitchener) - <a href="mailto:glorentz@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">glorentz@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Michael D. Harris (Regional Councillor, Kitchener) - <a href="mailto:mharris@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">mharris@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Elizabeth Clarke (Regional Councillor, Kitchener) - <a href="mailto:eclarke@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">eclarke@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Dave Jaworsky (Mayor, City of Waterloo) - <a href="mailto:djaworsky@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">djaworsky@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Jim Erb (Regional Councillor, City of Waterloo) - <a href="mailto:jerb@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">jerb@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Sean Strickland (Regional Councillor, City of Waterloo) - <a href="mailto:sstrickland@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">sstrickland@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Les Armstrong (Mayor, Wilmot Township) - <a href="mailto:larmstrong@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">larmstrong@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Joe Nowak (Mayor, Wellesley Township) - <a href="mailto:jnowak@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">jnowak@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Sandy Shantz (Mayor, Woolwich Township) - <a href="mailto:sshantz@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">sshantz@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Sue Foxton (Mayor, North Dumfries Township) - <a href="mailto:sfoxton@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">sfoxton@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Contact Regional Staff at:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bruce Lauckner - CAO - <a href="mailto:blauckner@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">blauckner@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Rod Reiger - Commissioner - Planning, Development and Legislative Services - <a href="mailto:rregier@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">rregier@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Danielle DeFields - Director, Community Planning and Development - <a href="mailto:DDeFields@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">DDeFields@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Brenna MacKinnon - Manager, Development Planning - <a href="mailto:bmackinnon@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">bmackinnon@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Cushla Matthews - Principal Planner - <a href="mailto:CMatthews@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">CMatthews@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">John Lubczynski - Principal Planner - <a href="mailto:jlubczynski@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">jlubczynski@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class="">Kate Daley - Environmental Sustainability Specialist - <a href="mailto:KDaley@regionofwaterloo.ca" class="">KDaley@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div class="">
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