Background Report - Town of Georgina

TOWN OF GEORGINA, SUTTON SECONDARY PLAN REVIEW STUDY
BACKGROUND REPORT - DRAFT
CONCERNS EXPRESSED
• Protect Heritage
• SDHS Needs Update/Upgrade
• Increased Development May Lead to Higher Crime / Vandalism Rates
• Crowded Beaches
• Disrespectful “Out-of-Towners”
• Lack of Motivational Spirit in the Town
• Pollution Going Into Lake
DEVELOPMENT OF GATHERING AREAS
The last portion of the workshop dealt with the location of land uses in Sutton and identifying areas that could possibly
include spatially, one of the opportunities identified in the earlier portion of the workshop. Overall, various broad concepts
were suggested with respect to where particular land uses should occur. The one recurring theme was creating opportunities
for chance meeting sand gatherings in the community. One of the table groups in particular developed a rough concept
for a community park that would link Dalton Road to the Black River and connect it to High Street along the riverfront and to
the adjacent community by a footbridge. The conceptual plan is included below.
Conclusion
The workshop concluded with a presentation of each table groups lists of attributes, opportunities and very general indications
of where certain land uses should be located and where opportunities may be present in Sutton that could incorporate
some of the changes the student participants hoped for in the future.
Dalton Road
High Street
Conceptual Plan for Park
The Planning Partnership • LGL Limited • Poulos & Chung • SCS Consulting • Cushman & Wakefield LePage | July 2008