New North Perth Strategic Plan

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  prosperous agriculture and business hub with a growing population

  by raybru, about 7 years ago

  North Perth would stand to benefit from a better hwy for line 86. the drive to K-W is slow and cumbersome currently. we need a new 4 lane road where 86 is now. also desperately need a by-pass around listowel. more residential and commercial development would increase population and more restuarants and shopping. The fear that the by-pass would take all, ''would be shoppers'', around town is unfounded. the new restaurants, shopping, and hotels would draw them in where they would contribute to the local economy. less regulation for zoning and building would help alleviate the high cost of housing... Continue reading

  North Perth would stand to benefit from a better hwy for line 86. the drive to K-W is slow and cumbersome currently. we need a new 4 lane road where 86 is now. also desperately need a by-pass around listowel. more residential and commercial development would increase population and more restuarants and shopping. The fear that the by-pass would take all, ''would be shoppers'', around town is unfounded. the new restaurants, shopping, and hotels would draw them in where they would contribute to the local economy. less regulation for zoning and building would help alleviate the high cost of housing and lure new construction and development at a more reasonable price. north perth can become the destination and new standard in economic growth and prosperity!
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  Lets not lose shat we’ve got.

  by Jjoe, about 7 years ago

  The municipality does a good job. Good services provide by great employees. We should not strive to grow for growth’s sake. Ensuring downtown remains vibrant is important. A truck bypass, to help unclog downtown, has been long needed. The provision of new services must be undertaken with care. I have no problem with moderate tax increases to keep this a great place to live. 

  The municipality does a good job. Good services provide by great employees. We should not strive to grow for growth’s sake. Ensuring downtown remains vibrant is important. A truck bypass, to help unclog downtown, has been long needed. The provision of new services must be undertaken with care. I have no problem with moderate tax increases to keep this a great place to live. 
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  by Ron Nuhn , about 7 years ago

  It’s time to stop ruining our streetsscapes with fourplex apartment buildings. There is nothing positive to be said about a parking lot replacing a front yard. Homeowners who have had to endure these atrocious builds face nothing but a decrease in property value. Try selling your home after a parkin lot has been built beside it. It’s a total disregard for taxpaying homeowners.  

  It’s time to stop ruining our streetsscapes with fourplex apartment buildings. There is nothing positive to be said about a parking lot replacing a front yard. Homeowners who have had to endure these atrocious builds face nothing but a decrease in property value. Try selling your home after a parkin lot has been built beside it. It’s a total disregard for taxpaying homeowners.  

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  The future of North Perth

  by GregGM854, about 7 years ago

  North Perth is a comfortable small town with Rural and urban qualities that make it very unique and different from the larger urban centres that garner most of any government's attention.  The larger centres have the dollars, the people and thus the political clout to get the ear of every tier of government.  We don't !  BUT, we do have the best quality of life and we are my preferred choice of a place to call home!  By the way, having lived in 23 different places throughout Ontario in my lifetime, I know of what I speak!

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  North Perth is a comfortable small town with Rural and urban qualities that make it very unique and different from the larger urban centres that garner most of any government's attention.  The larger centres have the dollars, the people and thus the political clout to get the ear of every tier of government.  We don't !  BUT, we do have the best quality of life and we are my preferred choice of a place to call home!  By the way, having lived in 23 different places throughout Ontario in my lifetime, I know of what I speak!

  I fear that we are on the cusp of being discovered and that the quality of life that we enjoy may be 'threatened' as city dwellers continue to move here because of our lower taxes, community safety and unique non-city feel, etc.  At the same time I don't want the very reason that I like living here to be threatened by unmanaged growth.  I don't necessarily want to stay small, like some I know, but I don't want us to lose our small town, urban and rural charm and quaintness!

  We need to protect our way of life through strategic planning and initiatives to attract relative businesses needed by our local residents for specific services and/or places to work. We need to attract businesses that can provide employment and support the urban and rural parts of our community.  But there is a very fine line between growing responsibly and losing what we have. 

  Most importantly, we need to have a local council and local committees and organizations that support and that care about every aspect of our lives.  Each must be determined to maintain our independence and control over what happens in North Perth.  

  A smaller council, elected at large is fine (probably an improvement) but control over local spending and planning and growth has to be maintained IN NORTH PERTH!   

  Urban and rural representatives are needed on Council to represent the two unique parts of our municipality.   But I don't think we need the current ward system to enable that!  Perhaps to alleviate fears about council members representing all parts of our community, we should simply specify that candidates declare themselves as urban or rural and that a minimum of 2 from each sector will be elected to the 7 person council (MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR and 5 COUNCILLORS) elected at large.

  Here is another thoughts:

  We must not allow 1 person or even the minority to breakdown the very fabric of who we are as a town.  (For example, just because 1 person complained about the nativity scene on municipal property, it should NOT have had to be moved to the Catholic Church).   IN Canada we do NOT have a law that insists on the separation of Church and State - that's an American thing.   Rather we have the constitutional right to express any religious beliefs.  A nativity scene should have been allowed just as a muslim or Jewish or Hindu or Buddhist expression of faith should have been allowed should someone have wanted to put it up!   In my opinion, we can be accepting of all without being judgemental of or discriminating against any!

  Thanks for allowing me to ramble.
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  Bypass

  by Arnold Bosman, about 7 years ago

  One thing that came up in the scenario is a bypass.  This is absolutely essential for Listowel.  The truck traffic is killing the downtown.   Another enhancement would be to create a normal intersection at Main and Wallace. There may not be room for a roundabout, but at the very least line up Wallace N and Wallace S.  

  One thing that came up in the scenario is a bypass.  This is absolutely essential for Listowel.  The truck traffic is killing the downtown.   Another enhancement would be to create a normal intersection at Main and Wallace. There may not be room for a roundabout, but at the very least line up Wallace N and Wallace S.  

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  The future of North Perth

  by Marcel van Leeuwen, over 7 years ago

  Looking ahead into the future, I envision a community with continued low unemployment, people working in jobs that are challenging to them and pay well. I do not see any marijuana related industries in North Perth, instead industry growth in a wide variety of areas (agriculture, high tech, transportation, manufacturing, service).

  North Perth will have post secondary training opportunities in the community so that our youth do not have to leave the community to get training. These training opportunities would be driven by the needs of our community so that we can train and retain our youth and provide retraining... Continue reading

  Looking ahead into the future, I envision a community with continued low unemployment, people working in jobs that are challenging to them and pay well. I do not see any marijuana related industries in North Perth, instead industry growth in a wide variety of areas (agriculture, high tech, transportation, manufacturing, service).

  North Perth will have post secondary training opportunities in the community so that our youth do not have to leave the community to get training. These training opportunities would be driven by the needs of our community so that we can train and retain our youth and provide retraining for the unemployed. I see training including teaching both hard skills, such as welding and the construction trades, as well as computer related training, etc.

  The bypass around the downtown core will be a major driver in the development of new industrial and commercial lands and an improved Highway 86 to Waterloo will keep the traffic flowing quickly and efficiently. Autonomous electric vehicles, both cars and trucks, will allow for increased traffic volume and efficiency around the region. 

  A public transportation system will be in place to allow fuller mobility for all around the community, including to the new indoor community swimming complex.

  I envision new developments in the community with mixed housing that have ample green spaces and trails close by, fully separated from the industrial areas.