Kincardine Council received a draft final report regarding the Waterfront Master Plan.
Sean Kelly, the Lead Consultant for pl.ural presented the plan that focused on a 1.5-km stretch of waterfront.
The plan included Reunion South, Reunion Station, Station Beach, MacPherson Park, and Dunsmoor Park.
Kelly says that his team most recently completed their community engagement.
The next step is to prepare a plan with options for how to move forward.
He says “It was really just looking at a series of strategies to guide what we would like to call supportive design and placement of amenity landscape and infrastructure for the waterfront. That includes the maintenance and operation as well.”
Based on community input, the main concerns for local residents are overall safety, access to washrooms, and the impact on the natural environment.
Kelly adds, “The plan remains an effective basis for preservation, development, and improvement along that 1.5-kilometre stretch.”
He informed council that they were at report consolidation right now, which is only a draft final.
Since the development of the waterfront will take multiple years, and multiple terms of council, the first steps will include road and beach access alignment, dune supplementation, and adding transitional gardens.