This farmland on Watters Road in Orleans is one of several plants that will be removed from the official plan as part of the roll back of the province's urban boundary expansion.
Controversial expansions to Ottawa's urban boundary are being scrapped by the Ford government, but councillors say rolling back plans already in motion will not be easy or cheap — and builders stress that could impede the city from reaching its housing goals.This farmland on Watters Road in Orléans is one of several plots that will be removed from the official plan as part of the rollback of the province's urban boundary expansion.
All 654 hectares will now be removed from the document, including large swaths east of Findlay Creek, in South March and near the future Bowesville LRT.What other changes to the official plan are being rolled back?of the Ontario changes to the official plan, "except in circumstances where construction has begun or where doing so would contravene existing provincial legislation and regulation.
A statement from the City of Ottawa said staff have reached out to the province to get more information related to the announcement and what it means for the city.While the province may close the door on its official plan involvement, a window of opportunity has opened for the city to maintain certain changes.
"I really want to make sure that the city looks at those decisions very closely and does what's best for future residents," he said.The city has already put a year of work into mapping out how its policies adhere to the modified official plan, which includes providing services to those 654 hectares of undeveloped lands.
Several municipalities have already reached out to the province for reimbursement related to the Greenbelt reversal. Calandra said Ontario would "assist" municipalities with related planning and staffing costs. "Obviously you can't just say 'OK, we're reversing it, so it's done,'" he said. "There were bad decisions made there."with interim Liberal leader John FraserThe Ford government added this farmland on Watters Road in Orleans to the urban boundaries of Ottawa, against the wishes of city council. Opposition MPPs say the move tripled the value of the land and are calling for an investigation.
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