Haldimand residents will have more opportunities to comment on the county’s community and recreation facilities strategy.
“Haldimand County received 2,000 responses to the community survey about this initiative which is likely the greatest response received to any public consultation we’ve done in recent years,” Mayor Ken Hewitt said. “This just confirms to council the importance of this issue to residents and users of our community and recreation facilities and services.”
The strategy focuses on facilities that support aquatics, sports, health, wellness, arts and culture. It is being developed in consultation with Monteith Brown Planning Consultants of London, ON.
“Now that we’re able to host public engagement sessions again, we’re hoping residents who may not have had an opportunity to take the survey will come out to see what might be possible and share their thoughts,” Hewitt said.
The strategy will be strongly informed by public input about recreation preferences.
But it will also include recommendations about financial feasibility of potential locations and types of facilities. This might include re-purposing existing sites or facilities or entering into partnerships to address service and programming preferences and trends.
Public meetings are being held April 4 and 5 at locations throughout Haldimand. The first meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 4 from 2 pm to 4 pm in the McSorley Room at Cayuga Memorial Arena.
Following is a list of dates, times and locations of the remaining meetings:
– Monday, April 4, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Caledonia Lions Community Center;
– Tuesday, April 5, 2 to 4 pm at the Jarvis Lions Community Center;
– Tuesday, April 5, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Dunnville Community Lifespan Center.
To learn more about the project visit www.haldimandcounty.ca/recstrategy/ or contact county staff at [email protected] .