Kim Huxted
Regional Council · Region of Waterloo
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How should councils weigh the long-term cost of maintaining existing infrastructure when making decisions about outward growth and expansion?ranked from highest to lowest importance
- Require detailed cost and risk analysis before approving
- Use development phasing tied to infrastructure capacity
- Prioritize infill and intensification where infrastructure
- Limit outward growth unless full lifecycle infrastructure
- Proceed with outward growth to address housing supply
How should councils balance provincial and regional mandates for increased housing density with neighbourhood opposition and local infrastructure constraints?select up to 3 per part
A. Planning & zoning tools
- Focus incremental density near transit, schools, and commercial areas
- Require area-specific planning studies before permitting additional density
- Maintain existing zoning; manage density primarily through new growth areas
B. Managing neighbourhood opposition
- Use public engagement to inform design, not to veto density
C. Infrastructure & servicing
- Approve density where infrastructure capacity already exists
What can the municipality/region do, if anything, about land which sits vacant for years because it is being used as an investment (land banking)?candidate's own words
governments should not interfere with private land owners