Official Plan

Yes, absolutely. I fully support and will defend Tiny’s Environmentally Focused Official Plan. Preserving our forests, wetlands, streams, and the Georgian Bay coastline from encroaching development is non-negotiable, and I understand completely that new growth must be directed to designated settlement areas and rural hamlets like Perkinsfield, Wyevale, Lafontaine, Wyebridge, and Toanche—not carved into our natural features or rural countryside. Here is how I approach environmental planning from a practical, accountable governance perspective: Natural Assets Belong on the Municipal Balance Sheet: A healthy wetland prevents costly overland flooding; an intact canopy manages stormwater; a protected aquifer secures our drinking water. Paving over natural systems forces taxpayers to foot the bill for multimillion-dollar engineered fixes. Protecting our natural environment isn't bureaucratic red tape—it is fundamental asset management. Respecting Settlement Area Limits & Servicing Realities: While provincial policy directs growth to hamlets, Council must recognize ecological carrying capacities. For example, in Wyevale, where 14 new homes are planned, the municipal drinking water system is at capacity, this means the homes are forced to have individual private wells. Directing growth to hamlets only works when the water infrastructure, aquifer capacity, and private servicing are proven sustainable before shovels hit the ground. Watershed-Based Planning: Water does not respect municipal boundaries. We need regional, watershed-scale planning to evaluate the cumulative downstream impacts of development on our bays, inland lakes, and private water supplies before irreversible damage occurs. Avoiding Land-Use Lock-In: The densities, footprints, and road configurations approved today dictate the Township’s operating costs, energy demands, and infrastructure liabilities into perpetuity. Science-Based Oversight: We need rigorous environmental oversight. Partnering closely with local conservation authorities and environmental scientists, ensures that stormwater management, well monitoring, and septic installation protect residents and water sources, not developer shortcuts. Smart environmental planning is not anti-growth. It is making sure the growth we allow does not compromise our natural heritage or bankrupt our taxpayers down the road.

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