As municipal officials continue working on redevelopment plans for Wallaceburg’s south side, the public will soon get to have their say.
Mayor Darrin Canniff says while no date has been set at this point, a community meeting will be held sometime next month.
“Everyone attending that (meeting) will help form the future of what the south side of Wallaceburg will look like. There’s huge potential for that area, but we want to make sure the citizens have their say as to what they want to see there.”
The Secondary Plan for Wallaceburg’s south side is meant to encourage the gradual transition of new land uses over time through reinvestment in the neighbourhood by stakeholders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors.
“The sky’s the limit,” Canniff says. “Certainly there’s realities we need to deal with, but as we plan forward and everybody says we want this or that, we want to make sure we factor that in.”
The area to be included in the Secondary Plan includes lands south of the Sydenham River, west of Murray Street, north of the railway corridor, and east of Herbert Street; and lands south of King Street and east of Minnie Street.
You can read more on the Secondary Plan on the municipality’s Let’s Talk website – CLICK HERE.
It’s hoped a draft plan will be ready in the summer of 2022, followed by more opportunity for public feedback.
