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Richmond Hill is in a period of transformation. It is a very important time. Our Town has grown. Now, it must mature.

Dave believes that our growth will change and we need to be ready. Dave recognizes that our Town needs a total Official Plan Review. We also need an updated transportation master plan, a new parks and recreation master plan and further, we need a review of the Official Plan document for the downtown core. Why do we need these things? We need them because it's our Town and we need to determine our own direction in order to continue to be the community that many people choose to call home each and every year.

"Our Town is more than pavement and bricks. It is a community of shared values, shared aspirations and shared responsibilities. Our citizens expect and deserve a safe and clean environment, one that provides places to work as well as to play."

New growth will be of a different type than we have seen in the past. The focus will shift to commercial, office and industrial in order to create jobs for our residents and futures for their children. New residential growth needs to be manageable and respectful of existing neighbourhoods and their unique character. Medium density should be encouraged along routes serviced by public transportation. Sprawl must be discouraged and contained.

"We need to see a better mix of uses (retail, commercial, leisure, institutional and residences). It's starting to happen. We can't just keep getting into our car for a quart of milk."

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