Except for our 4 settlement areas, Seguin is virtually all rural and should be protected but we need to make it easier to subdivide our rural areas into smaller buildable lots to increase the variety of and quantity housing options. In addition, we need to make it easier for creative water and sewage options throughout all of our rural areas.

i also think we should likely look at limiting the opportunities for aggregate extraction is new quarries and pits in Seguin. These have proven to be disruptive to neighbouring businesses and communities.

Like Mayor Macdiarmid, I complete agree with the Official Plan focus on increasing community because rural areas are the #1 actual 'settlement area' in terms of Seguin land where she says, "we need to make it easier to subdivide our rural areas into smaller buildable lots to increase the variety of and quantity housing options." For the Offical Plan, this means allowing subdivision within the outdated Rural Severance limits so families don't have to purchase 4ha ~ 10ac of land to build one house (the current dwelling limit under Rural zoning). Can Seguin look into allowing Vacant Land Condo Plans like Muskoka and Huntsville which allow 1 ac lots using privately maintained entry roads into cul-de sacs in rural areas of a density of 7-8 lots in 10ac (17 lots in 20ac)? What can the Official Plan review do to change existing Planning of Severances to get more than 1 house in 10ac with new Severance/Subdivision enactments? Benefits would be to have more year-round residents in rural areas to support Environmental, Commercial and Social sustainability of rural/lakeside communities so they can get the corner store/cafe, health spa/gym etc. and patrons and employees to keep places like the Grand Tappatto Resort alive.