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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
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MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee
DATE: September 17, 1990
REPORT #: PD-283-90 FILE #:
SUB,ECT: TOWN OF NEWCASTLE OFFICIAL PLAN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
POLICIES WORK PROGRAM - STATUS REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PD-283-90 be received for information; and
2 . THAT the Bowmanville Business Centre, Newcastle Village and
Orono Business Improvement Areas be forwarded a copy of this
report.
1. BACKGROUND
1. 1 In 1986, Staff prepared Community Improvement Policies to be
included in the Newcastle Official Plan. These policies were
approved by both the Town and the Region. Unfortunately, the
policies were not accepted by the Ministry of Municipal
Affairs which noted several areas of deficiencies including
the lack of analysis and' prediction dimensions, a sense of
problem priorization and/or severity, and in some cases, a
sense of future potential . The research and. amendment
specifically lacked: economic data on most commercial and
industrial areas, details of conflicting land uses in
industrial areas, and any information concerning the condition
of building structures . These policies were prepared in
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haste, in fact, so quickly as to omit collecting agency
comments or comments from the general public .
1.2 When Town Council was informed of the P.R.I .D.E. Program by
written correspondence from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs,
dated August 22, 1989, Council on September 11, 1989, resolved
to refer the matter to the Director of Planning and
Development for appropriate action.
1. 3 It is noted that the Town of Newcastle is not qualified for
a grant under the P.R. I .D.E. Program unless we have
Ministerial approved community improvement policies in the
Official Plan.
1.4 Although works related to developing community improvement
policies were included in the 1990 Work Program, works have
not commenced until now due to Department priority and
staffing shortage.
2. STAGING
The preparation of Community Improvement Policies will be
undertaken in two stages. The first stage will be concerned
with Community Improvement for the Bowmanville Urban Area.
The second stage will examine Community Improvement Policies
for Newcastle Village, Orono and elsewhere in the Town of
Newcastle.
The details of scheduling are currently being compiled in a
work program that is soon to be completed.
3. CO-ORDINATION
For the Community Improvement Policies to succeed (and
consequently, the P.R. I.D.E. funding application) there must
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be a high level of co-ordination with the Durham Regional
Public Works Department, Newcastle Public Works Department and
the Newcastle Community Services Department. For research and
policy-making related to Bowmanville's Commercial Core there
must be a high level of co-ordination not only with the above-
mentioned departments, but with the representatives of
Bowmanville Business Centre. Similarly, for research and
policy-making regarding Newcastle Village and Orono, the
representatives of the Business Improvement Areas of these
two locales will be consulted.
4. CONCLUSION
A complete work program is currently being devised with input
from the various Departments . Staff will be doing this work
in-house although many municipalities often hire consultants
to undertake this work. Staff will report back on the process
at various intervals .
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee
Franklin Wu, M.C. I .P. Lawrenc ' . Kotseff
Director of Planning Chief �! nistrative
and Development Officer
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