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Groundwork plans for better economic development Russell’s economic future. One involves a grant application to the municipal affairs ministry to hire a resource officer for a pro- posed Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) program for the region. for all of the region, both at the regional and municipal levels.
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
department, is a map and list of all vacant land and buildings throughout the counties. The map will also note the location of ser- vices like water, sewer, hydro, natural gas, and fibre-optic cable links. Counties staff are looking into possible grant programs to assist with hiring a professional consultant engineer to help with this project. When completed, the map and lists will assist with any future economic develop- ment plans for the region, including helping direct potential developers to suitable sites for their projects.
In a report to the UCPR economic deve- lopment and tourism committee, Lavigne noted that during a meeting with econo- mic development officials from around the Prescott-Russell region there was noticeable “enthusiasm of the municipalities” for a BR+E program. The ministry will provide a two-day training workshop at the beginning of March in Casselman for the BR+E. Another project in the works, in partnership with the counties planning
Planning for future economic develop- ment is like building a house. A good solid foundation is needed to support the entire structure and that is what the counties eco- nomic development department is doing with two new projects. Carole Lavigne, economic development and tourismdirector for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) and her staff are working on two initiatives to further streng- then the planning foundation for Prescott-
The BR+E program is a provincial pro- ject to help create local inventories of all businesses in operation within an economic development region. Included with the list of businesses are profiles of their operations, current needs, future plans and challenges, and other infor- mation.The BR+E inventory serves as a tool for future economic development planning
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca Development charges bylaw review for that allocation of DC funds are finished. The township can now designate a new rec- reation project for funding through a spe- cific allocation of DC fees. That requires a specific amendment to the development charge bylaw.
Parmalat Canada supports water quality work
The development charges bylaw for Al- fred-Plantagenet Township is up for review and council wants to know if residents and potential developers would support an amendment to assist with funding future public recreation needs. The bylaw came up for its five-year review in 2014. Administration noted in a report to council that at the time, there was sufficient money available from past development charges (DC) to allow several small public recreation projects, including a splash pad in the Village of Wendover, to go ahead. All the recreation projects earmarked
The township will hold a public mee- ting to get comment and feedback on the proposed amendment once it is ready for review.
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