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<DIV>Happy new year to you too, Susan K.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>I don’t have the right wording here, but someone else will if they agree
that we should highlight this point. </DIV>
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<DIV>That’s my 2 cents-worth. </DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV>Susan B</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=susankoswan@execulink.com
href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com">Susan Koswan</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 06, 2014 3:44 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=executive@gren.ca href="mailto:executive@gren.ca">'GREN
Executive'</A> ; <A title=bobburtt@gmail.com
href="mailto:bobburtt@gmail.com">'Bob Burtt'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [GREN-Exec] first draft GREN submission for land use
planning Jan2014</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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all!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"'>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-)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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