02 21 2002 Public MeetingTownship of Oro-Medonte
Public Meeting
Thursday, February 21, 2002
7:00 p.m.
Parkland Secondary Study
Present:
Mayor lan Beard
Deputy Mayor Neil Craig
Councillor Paul Marshall
Councillor Harry Hughes
Councillor Ruth Fountain
Staff Present:
Jennifer Zieleniewski, CAO
Marilyn Pennycook, Clerk
Chris Carter, Recreation Coordinator
Joe Casey, Deputy Fire Chief
Also Present:
D. Knox, Rec. Advisory Committee
Julie Scott, Innovative Perspectives
Wilf McMechan, Steffie Steinke, C. Hughes, Glen
Taber, Ray Collins, Brenda Collins, Linda Northcott,
Howie Rogers
Mayor Beard called the meeting to order.
Julie Scott presented a summary of the Parkland Study Recommendations
as prepared in the January 23, 2002 draft "Township of Oro-Medonte Parkland
Secondary Study".
Written submissions were received from:
Councillor Harry Hughes
Doug Wilson
Glen Taber, Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Assoc.
The following is a summary of the verbal comments from the meeting:
Concerns re parkland as "natural areas", and monitoring of
parkland maintenance.
Concerns re retention of waterfront parkland
· Designation of parkland type requires public consultation, consistency of
application, usage changes
· Current access to Copeland Forest through private property needs to be
addressed, possibly through signage
· Development of parkland in residential areas and close to schools for use
by children
After no further comments or questions, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at
8:30 p.m.
A tape of the meeting is available in the Clerk's office.