INTENTIONAL GROWTH PLANNING
Priority: Conservation of culture, small-community values, heritage preservation, agricultural integration and environmental protection.
Goal: Achieve a balance between economic growth and residential growth/ affordability that includes diversification.
- Objectives:
- • Realign the Municipality's economic development capacity, enabling reinvestment and diversification of its tax base to enhance the commercial viability of the downtown and create new business development opportunities throughout the community
- • Complete a comprehensive review of the Municipal Zoning By-law
- • Undertake a review of the Municipality's Official Plan
- • Prepare an integrated municipal plan to more effectively anticipate and manage future growth
- • Complete the Heritage Building Registry and increase the number of properties designated, in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act
MULTI-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES
Priority: A healthy, sustainable community that delivers multi-generational programming, facilities, and initiatives for residents of all ages and life stages.
Goal: Enhance the quality of life for our residents and accommodate demographic changes.
- Objectives:
- • Construct a new facility to replace the Ruth Clarke Activity Centre
- • Continue to enhance the use of the Port Hope Community Hub
- • Expand youth programming to further meet the needs of youth in the community
- • Review the usage of sports fields to identify areas that can be re-purposed to meet changing demands
- • Continue to expand and upgrade the trail network and linkages to the River in a sustainable manner to protect our natural environment