The City of Greater Sudbury is seeking public feedback on development services in the city, with local insights projected to fuel discussion by a new ad-hoc committee of city council.
The Future-Ready Development Services Committee follows through on a pledge by Mayor Paul Lefebvre from earlier this year to find the “best way of streamlining and of encouraging investment in Sudbury.”
The committee’s membership consists of Lefebvre, Ward 5 Coun. Mike Parent, Ward 4 Coun. Pauline Fortin, Ward 10 Coun. Fern Cormier, Ward 12 Coun. Joscelyne Landry-Altmann,
“The purpose is to have witnesses come forward to us to testify and share their practices and their insights,” Lefebvre said earlier this year, noting that these witnesses will come from various fields related to developments, such as architects, engineers and planners.
Complementing insights provided during these meetings will be feedback given by members of the public through the city’s Over to You page, at overtoyou.greatersudbury.ca, and on paper copies available at Greater Sudbury Public Library locations and upon request by calling 311.
The committee is seeking feedback from residents about their experience engaging with development services processes, such as permit application processing, development approvals, inspections and orders, and related investment and business development initiatives, in Greater Sudbury.
Residents can participate between now and Nov. 10.
“The survey asks residents to provide specific examples of successes and challenges, and to share their constructive and solution-oriented ideas for process streamlining and improvement,” according to a media release issued by the city.
The committee is slated to compile what they find in recommendations to city council in early 2024, “to ensure that the city has the capacity and best-in-class policies and processes in place to support anticipated growth in residential and non-residential development,” according to the media release.
