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Thank you for reaching out related to the Municipality's growth strategy. There are many policy documents and studies that guide the Municipality from a growth perspective. The Municipality's Official Plan is the main conduit for how we would like to see the North Grenville Community Grow. The Official Plan identifies areas where we like to see specific development. For example, in our Urban Settlement Area of Kemptville we have land use designations that direct where residential, commercial and industrial are to occur. Policies for these land use designations provide more nuance as to how the development is to take place. For example our residential policies for the urban area speaks to developing at a greater density, and encourages opportunities for infill and intensification. We have an established employment area where incompatible land uses are to be established and protect these areas from encroachment from residential land uses. The Official Plan contains policies related to servicing hierarchies, establishes goals and objectives for growth, including density mixes, while providing protectionary policies for our drinking water sources and sensitive land uses. It's a lot to try and unpack over e-mail as the Official Plan is not a small document.

Supporting our Official Plan are documents such as the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, Infrastructure Master Plan, Fire Master Plan, Mobility Master Plan, Long Term Financial Plan, and various planning strategies such as our employment and population forecast, housing strategy, affordable housing strategy and housing needs assessment. Collectively, these documents help shape the policies within the Official and guide our capital program when we're looking at how we invest within our infrastructure to support growth. 

From a Municipal Responsibility perspective planning for growth is a continual and evolving process. Over the last decade the Municipality has moved the needle forward on matters such as rural transportation, infrastructure investment and affordable housing in response to the growth occurring within the community. At times this is done in partnership with external agencies, including intergovernmental funding. 

In summary, growth goes beyond the new residents arriving in North Grenville. Planning for growth requires forward thinking beyond what exists today, and relies upon all areas of municipal responsibility to be involved.