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“With colleagues, I will be pushing hard for more housing of this type to meet the needs of existing and future residents.”

You can expect to see more growth in the industrial section of the Paris settlement area boundary along the 403 corridor and off Rest Acres Road, to help meet the employment land target of 26,000. Outside of Paris, the next communities to feel the development boom will be St George and Burford.

The village of St. George will grow rapidly, according to details from the new OP. It will grow to an expected 16,000 people if all available lands are utilized. Burford will be included as a part of the urban system, along with Paris and St. George, as it will be fully serviced (water and wastewater) in the coming 30 years. According to the OP, Burford’s development will really take off between 201 and 2036.

“Our Policy Planning team have done a great job in building this plan - they have consulted widely and listened and incorporated many suggestions and comments and they have been working against a rapidly changing Provincial Legislative background,” applauded Bell.

For a more in-depth look at the new Official Plan, check it out online on EngageBrant’s website