[GREN-Exec] first draft GREN submission for land use planning Jan2014

[Kevin Thomason]

Susan,

Wow!  It looks great to me.  I really like the recent changes. It has evolved into a comprehensive yet easy to read letter of ideas, suggestions and feedback to the government.

Well done and keep moving forward from my perspective.

Cheers,
Kevin.

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Kevin Thomason

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> On Jan 8, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Susan Koswan <susankoswan at execulink.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for your comments Greg. I have, once again, played with it some more – trying to reduce the word count without losing the intent also – to make sure they read it! 8-)
>  
> Have another read. Hoping this is it.
>  
> Susan K
>  
> From: Gregory C. Michalenko [mailto:gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca] 
> Sent: January-08-14 10:37 AM
> To: Susan Bryant; Susan Koswan; 'GREN Executive'; 'Bob Burtt'
> Subject: RE: [GREN-Exec] first draft GREN submission for land use planning Jan2014
>  
> I've probably done too much editing of Susan K's draft, but have tried toehold to the spirit and content of it.  Coincident to Susan B's urging, I had worked in a mention of hydrology.  I'm not sure what item #5 means - perhaps it could be revised.  I also worked in a plea for intervenor funding and  gave simply "toxic waste" as an example.  John can revise that to specify the process he was involved in. Susan B's 3-point summary of the heart of the issue is very nicely stated and should be highlighted, perhaps by being noted as the most critical concern.  Please consider my version as just tentative suggestions  and pick and choose , accept and reject or ignore any parts of it as you see fit.
> - Greg
> From: Executive [executive-bounces at gren.ca] on behalf of Susan Bryant [shbryant at uwaterloo.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 5:37 PM
> To: Susan Koswan; 'GREN Executive'; 'Bob Burtt'
> Subject: Re: [GREN-Exec] first draft GREN submission for land use planning Jan2014
> 
> Happy new year to you too, Susan K.
>  
> So many thanks for putting this together. It’s wonderful, and I think expresses the GREN perspective very well. My only suggestion would be that it could perhaps highlight again and restate, at the end, our current concern.
>  
> That OMB challenges to a ROP should not be allowed when that ROP 1) accords with provincial requirements, 2) has been worked out after years of open and inclusive local public consultation, 3) has been amended and approved by the province.
>  
> And perhaps we should note that in an urban area like Waterloo Region which depends on groundwater for most of its water supply---and plans to depend on that local resource for the foreseeable future---it’s especially important that land-use issues not be vulnerable to developers’ pressures at the OMB.
>  
> I don’t have the right wording here, but someone else will if they agree that we should highlight this point.
>  
> That’s my 2 cents-worth.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Susan B
>  
> From: Susan Koswan
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 3:44 PM
> To: 'GREN Executive' ; 'Bob Burtt'
> Subject: [GREN-Exec] first draft GREN submission for land use planning Jan2014
>  
> Happy New Year all!
>  
> So here’s my first kick at the can. This submission is due Friday, so comments and suggestions welcomed pronto! Then I shall put it on GREN letterhead and Bob’s your uncle! Ok, that’s enough clichés. 8-)
>  
> Susan K
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