The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Can you afford NOT to participate Your lifestyle your choice Complacency on pari ol citizens may be undermining the very lifestyle cherish This is a prime problem lacing regional plan according to Ed Cumming Director or Planning for Region It loo easy to say we have a quiet pleasant way life said Mr Cumming but how long can this last if urbanization is permitted en on our prime and recreation lands Can we afford the escalating costs and decreasing efficiency of transportation and from the major centres Certain basic issues be laced im mediately he said For example How much growth do we want in Halton at what rate What type of housing is needed What job opportunities Should we reduce the need lor travel Do we have sufficient protection ol en These and other issues are outlined in the following three pages of tabloid Your re act on simply by answering the page quest and sending it back to the Planning Department will provide some mandate for direction You are being asked lo help de the lifestyle you feel Halton should offer now and in years beyond We want an expression of public prefer said Mr Cumming An Official Plan is only as good is its by its citizens We hope through public discussion of goals and objectives discover the quality of hie sought by most residents and more im portant to keep our options open lor the ture A major question said Mr Cumming is whether or not to move toward self contain men to reverse commuting trend by offering a wider jobs lor Halton res idents and by allowing enough growth more complete hiqh order centres Reversing trends is always difficult and only partially attainable he said but it would help build an identity and promote type of growth we choose rather than having growth chosen for us Thai choice is yours mm REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON PUBLISHED BY THE PLANNING COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 1976 TOWARDS REGIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Planning Process depends on you Will Halton be your kind We hope so If not it won be through lick of effort on our part For derable time our Region Planning Committee and staff has been searching out major issues problems and concerns before moving into an Official Plan stage Certain ind objectives have been identified now up to you Mr Mr Citizen to attend the various public forums wo ranged to see il you re satisfied that these s will lead your kind of community In this we ve sugejes of and related statements of objective These ire necessary aspect of the process Goal sot the direction for the Officnl Plan and when combined with supporting objectives provide a lor com parison of choices and of a preferred sin Our process has been to book out rattier in to set goals and objectives We have to invite aid will continue to invite public participation in the draft of these and objectives It is a three phase program Definition of issues problems and ities of draft qoals and objectives Public consultation on draft goals and leclives w subsequent ficilion by Planning Committee and then by Reg Council The phase completed in July was research major issues by reviewing Planning De partment reports interviewing all other Regioml de partments and many other public and quasi public agencies as well as discussion with key opinion leaders and special interest groups the Reqion The second phase involved in the preparation of draft goals and objectives which are presented in following pages We have tried to malch regional goals to regional responsibilities and to provide some format for coordination with various other levels of of government However until we have finished our public participation program they serve only as guide lines for discussion The third you In idd Hon to ibloid we are using three wiys ol goals and objectives Displays There are four porlable display units which will be shown throughout the Region starting August at Hopedale Mall in Oakville and finishing at While Oaks Library on October Dates and location lor elsewhere in Reqion can be found on this piqe Content will include panels on regional government information including the Official supplement Georgetown a 76 Burlington September 76 y Employment Commerce Traffic Public forums planned to develop region goals Once the Official Phn is passed and put into motion the average citizen has to the process In it determines the type of com munity in which you live and from which you demand certain services Rirely have citizens been permitted to participate in development of an Of ficial Plan You in Hallon have this opportunity We want your views on what type of community you want Following is a of the display sites and pub lie meeting loc Displays ill August 27 Septem ber 2 Woodside Library September 2 Centennial Library Seplember7 13 Municipal Offices September 14 19 and White Oaks Li brary September October Burlington Library August 30 3 Burlington City Hall September 4 Central Library September 16 22 Appleby Mall Library Champ on 76 September 26 Burlington Mall Sep tember22 28 Mount am Gardens Library September 28 Oct 1 Milton Campbellville Bank September 1 Milton Mall 7 15 Milton Town Hall September 15 21 Milton Library September 21 Halton Hills Acton Town Hall September 3 9 Acton Library Sep 16 George town Library Sep 1 Mo