The Paris Independent
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December 30, 2023
YEAR IN REVIEW - 2023 **Paris’ Zac Dalpe (below) heads the province for review and 75,000 residents by 2051. Paris, to the Stanley Cup finals after the approval. The county’s strategic the fastest growing town in the Florida Panthers swept the priority is sustainable and managed municipality, will grow to a Carolina Hurricanes in four games, growth that protects and enhances minimum of 26,000 but if all capping it all off with a 4-3 win to our identity, while adhering to available lands are developed, has claim the Prince of Wales trophy. provincial conformity – a tricky the potential to grow to 32,000. Florida eliminated both the balance. This new plan replaces the Did you agree with the County’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the previous one, which was adopted new Official Plan? Share your Boston Bruins on route to the Cup. in 2012, and no longer met the thoughts in an email to be Dalpe’s first NHL playoff goal needs of this growing municipality. published in an upcoming came in an elimination game Feedback from residents suggests edition. against the Bruins, his goal tied the our communities need to create a **To meet the demand for more game and turned the tide for growth management strategy; recreational services in a growing Florida, essentially the start of a improve housing affordability; community the County is winning streak that’s still red hot improve walkability; maintain preparing for an expansion at the today. Dalpe sent a shout out to his small-town character; protect Brant Sports Complex. The 50,784 hometown, Paris, Ontario, farmland and natural areas; solve square foot expansion is estimated following the game. Everyone is parking and traffic issues; improve to cost more than $20 million. The rooting for the Paris Native to rural infrastructure and add local major focus of the expansion will bring the Stanley Cup back to jobs. Analytics show we have an be indoor gymnasium courts to town. excess of residential lands and a meet the growing demand for shortfall of employment lands county-based programs such as designated to meet our expected basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, growth. A quick overview of the pickleball, etc. Right now, the New Official Plan shows the county relies on local schools to county will grow to a minimum of provide space to fill the 10,000 59,000 residents from today’s hours (annual) of gymnasium time 40,000. Employment will nearly for these types of programs. A double from 15,000 to 26,000. If brand-new triple gymnasium, all the lands within the settlement change rooms a walking track and area boundaries are utilized, the fitness equipment are proposed for county has the potential to grow to the expansion.
JUNE **A strenuous four-year process ended this week as County Council formally approved the New Official Plan (OP). Now it goes to
Year in Review Continued on page 21
