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Our Integrated Community Sustainability Plan

OUR INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN

Our Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) plays a significant role in Our Sustainable Path.  This plan is an overarching, long-term development strategy that provides a path towards a 'sustainable community'. It is a planning document that outlines the objectives, goals and actions of the next 50 to 100 years for different facets of our community.

This plan is unique in that it considers and incorporates ALL of the components that make our community vibrant- well paying jobs, a lively arts culture, a clean and healthy natural environment and a network of robust social programs.

Our Integrated Community Sustainability Plan is being developed by Community Partners within the community and the greater region.  The Town is responsible for facilitating this process by encouraging stakeholder participation and fostering an environment for discussion and dialogue.

The plan will be developed by tackling a variety of issues, or focus areas, that combined, will encompass the concerns of all aspects of the community. The Community Partners have formed working groups that are examining each focus area and have developed short and long-term goals and objectives pertaining to the particular issue.

The focus areas include, but are not limited to the following:

Over time the Plan will evolve as the Community moves towards its Sustainable Path, other topics and issues will be incorporated into the plan as required. The Plan will grow as the Community grows.

Our Plan has the following main goals:

• Ensure the long term health and prosperity of the Community;
• Preserve and enhance the Community's natural and environmental features;
• Support the development of its social and recreational programs;
• Address the Town's infrastructure needs;
• Enhance and preserve the Community's cultural heritage;
• Share the knowledge and experience gained here with The Blue Mountains citizens, Community Partners and other communities around the world.

STEERING COMMITTEE

A Steering Committee, comprised of Community Partners, Town Staff and Members of Council, has been established to oversee development of the ICSP.  The role of the Steering Committee is to provide direction, input and insight to the Project Team for each stage of the ICSP’s development; to assist in identifying linkages and furthering integration of various ideas; to ensure that advice, recommendations and consensus positions are fully considered; and to serve as ambassadors for the Plan. Steering Committee members are pleased to be working collaboratively on a project that draws upon various experiences and backgrounds to ensure the plan is balanced and sets the community on a path towards sustainability.

Steering Committee members include:

For more information on the Steering Committee members, please see the document 'Steering Committee Biographies' under the 'Downloads' section.

Moving ahead, we look forward to working with Community Partners, local residents, Town Staff and Council as we move together towards a Sustainable Path.

PROJECT TEAM

The Project Team, comprised of Town Staff and Lura Consulting, is responsible for working with the Community Partners, the Steering Committee and the Public to collaboratively develop the ICSP. Goals, strategies and actions generated by the Community Partners and the Public are compiled, streamlined and refined by the Project Team to form the basis of the ICSP.

The Project Team conveys the ideas and feedback received from the Community Partners and the Public to the Steering Committee and organizes the various workshops and meetings through the ICSP development process.

Get Involved in our Integrated Community Sustainability Plan

Our Plan Development Partners commit a valuable resource – time – to assist in the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan development process. Stakeholders participate in 'Sustainability' training, and then choose an issue that they feel their talents and experience best suits them within which to work.

 The following Community Partners have committed to assist in and support the development of our Integrated Community:

If you would like to get involved, please contact Adam McMullin to discuss our community's Sustainable Path.