The 2017 Age-Friendly Community Action Plan sets out an age-friendly vision and goals and reviews the County’s age-friendly practices and opportunities for improvement, all of which were identified through a broad community engagement process.
The Asset Management Plan serves as a strategic, tactical, and financial document, ensuring the management of the municipal infrastructure follows sound asset management practices and principles, while optimizing available resources and establishing desired levels of service.
At the June 2019 Council meeting, the Council for the Corporation of the County of Frontenac approved the Communal Services Study. Communal services are systems that provide water and wastewater treatment to clusters of residences or businesses. The main purpose of the study was to demonstrate that the perceived obstacles – engineering, financial, risk management, planning – are just that, and to equip Frontenac with the tools necessary to enable redevelopment and new development on the basis of communal servicing. Communal servicing has the potential to support more compact, land efficient development than is possible with private servicing, at a lower cost than is possible with centralized municipal services, and enable revitalization of the Frontenac’s communities.
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Frontenac County’s Destination Development Plan was approved at Council in April 2022.
The 5-year plan established four key priorities for tourism in Frontenac County. The plan was developed in alignment with the Charter for Economic Development. Extensive engagement with the community took place over a year to develop the plan.
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Blackline Consulting was contracted in 2020 to conduct a third party review of Economic Development Services provided by the County, in order to evaluate the activities of highest value and to determine the role of the County Economic Development Unit in service delivery alongside partners.
Based on their observations, the consultant provided four key recommendations based on their observations.
- Recommendation 1: Confirm a clear statement of economic development objectives.
Being clear and honest about WHY the County should take part in economic development can provide strong guidance when setting priorities. The consultant observed a broad commitment towards economic development but had difficulty in determining the goals and desired outcomes from undertaking these activities. - Recommendation 2: Have the County focus on activities that support investment attraction to the region.
The County’s redefined role would focus on coordination, attraction, communities and readying for tourism. The change in focus suggested, is aimed at having the County focus on elements of economic development that should be considered more regional. - Recommendation 3: Facilitate Regional Coordination.
Critical to the role the consultant proposes is close collaboration between County, member municipalities and the CFDC. As a starting point for formalizing the collaboration, the consultant suggests establishing an economic development working group. The purpose of the working group would be to bring together the various stakeholders to help ensure alignment on priorities and to share relevant data and information. - Recommendation 4: The County should elevate marketing the trail system.
Economic Development staff are tasked with maintenance and infrastructure development responsibilities for the K&P Trail. This consumes significant resources which could be reallocated to capitalize on the trail and its potential for the region or other economic development activities. The consultant recommends a reallocation of resources with municipal partners to achieve this end.
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The Frontenac County Official Plan was approved by Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on January 11, 2016.
The City of Kingston is the service manager for matters related to housing and homelessness in Frontenac County and Kingston.
The Natural Heritage Study is a comprehensive evaluation of natural heritage features such as wetlands, forest cover, and wildlife habitat at a regional scale across the County, and includes the mapping of a connected system of these features. The mapping is accompanied with policy recommendations that can be used by planners to protect significant natural features from development. This comprehensive regional review of natural heritage mapping and policies set a foundation for the natural heritage policies of the first draft of the County Official Plan.
At the February 2020 County Council meeting, Council received and endorsed the Population, Housing and Employment Projections Study. The purpose of this study was to revise the County’s long-term growth forecasts based on recent demographic and economic trends using the 2016 Census (where available and appropriate) and other relevant data sources. The study, projecting out to 2046, will assist with long-range planning for a variety of departments and organizations.
The last iteration of the Population, Housing and Employment Projections Study was completed in 2014 and projected to 2036.
The purpose of the Private Roads (Lanes) Study 2016 was to undertake a County-wide assessment of the existing private lanes system in the County of Frontenac; to recommend a planning framework that can be used to best manage these lanes; to promote lane improvements, and to provide planning policies for township Official Plans to act as a guide for future development on private lanes.
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