Community Improvement Plan
The City of Sarnia is undertaking a review and modernization of its existing Community Improvement Plans. The various stages of this process are outlined in the Project Timeline.
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN?
Community Improvement Plans (CIP) are strategic financial investment tools used by communities to stimulate and support key community outcomes. These plans are designed to leverage targeted public investment in the form of capital investments through a suite of grant offerings, with the intent to stimulate private investment in specific and defined community outcomes. These outcomes are community-specific and may include:
- facilitate growth while encouraging private sector investment;
- support the development of affordable and rental housing;
- enhance the quality of the public realm;
- create a focus for community activities;
- beautification opportunities along the waterfront and improving connectivity between the waterfront and the downtown core; and
- identify changes needed to land use planning policies, zoning, and/or other bylaws, policies, and practices;
WHAT AREAS OF THE CITY ARE INCLUDED?
The project area generally includes the areas known as:
- Downtown;
- Mitton Village; and
- Northgate
Defined boundaries will be identified through the plan regarding residential and commercial incentives.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Get involved by:
- following the project,
- participate in the community engagement sessions, and
- sharing within the community
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Online Workshops
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkOn Tuesday, October 7th, 2020 join in to share your ideas for Sarnia’s Community Improvement Plan (CIP) project!
The intent of the CIP is to support city-wide strategic community investment priorities with respect to:
- Identifying public investment opportunities in the public realm; and,
- Providing incentive programs that will assist the private sector in key revitalization and redevelopment efforts.
The new Community Improvement Plan is focused on 3 areas: Downtown, Mitton Village and Northgate.
Three online design workshops are planned for October 7, 2020:
- Northgate - 10:00 am to 11:30 am
- Mitton Village - 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
- Downtown - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Each workshop will begin with a brief presentation, followed by an interactive design session.
To register to join one or all of the workshops, please use the following link. A meeting link will be sent to you the day of the workshop.
Each online workshop will be recorded and posted to the project web page on Speak Up Sarnia.
If you unable to attend, comment may be provided by email to sarnia@planpart.ca.
- Identifying public investment opportunities in the public realm; and,
