Representativeness and openness: A model for public participation
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Issue Date
1998-11
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Authors
Knight, Ruth
Caldwell, Wayne J.
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Abstract
In 1995, the County of Huron (population
60,000) located in Southwestern
Ontario embarked upon the development
of a new Official Plan. The County's original
Plan (adopted in the early 1970s) had
gradually lost relevance to many current
issues. This, combined with legislative
changes, led to a political commitment to
renew the Plan. This commitment included
a transfer of the Plan renewal process
and implementation into the hands of the
public through innovative public participation
and a willingness to allow the public
to develop the new Official Plan.