Innisfil Proposes to Establish a Growth Management Committee

The province in order to protect Lake Ontario proposes to restrict growth in Simcoe County, capping the future population of Simcoe County. How is this going to impact growth in Ramara Township? Simcoe County if taken as a whole is going to be restricted in the number of hectares it will eventually develop and the county will have the final say where these properties will be. After the cap is met, no more land will be available.

Some in Innisfil believe that it should become the hub for jobs growth. Its' council is proposing to establish a Growth Management Subcommittee. The committee will "provide direction to council on how to best implement the growth strategy for the town under current circumstances."

While the article doesn't specify Ramara, it is implied when it states giving Orillia a quota of lands for jobs related development doesn't make sense. Innisfil has a vision that it become the employment hub of the county?

At Ramara's last council meeting Ward 2 Clr. O'Donnell proposed Ramara could become a regional transportation hub by establishing a container handling facility. To me a good idea, given CN line goes through the township, and enventually a 400 series highway will have to go up the east side of Lake Simcoe. Why not in Ramara?

But this kind of development will not happen on its own. It will take leadership, vision and planning (ie $$$$). Ramara do you it in you to deliver this project. Looks like Innisfil and the rest of Southern Simcoe County municipalities will be actively lobbying to ensure growth will happen there.

There means not here in Ramara! I see the threat. I am not sure if Ramara Tsp. does, or has a strategy to ensure Ramara will receive its fair share of booty to develop!