2023-2033 Strategic Plan: Blueprint for our Future

At the community workshop on November 21st, the Deloitte team will be presenting:

• Key findings to date
• Draft vision, mission, and guiding principles
• Next steps

The presentation being shared at the workshop is available to review prior to the meeting.

Community Workshop #4

The workshop is being held November 21st, 2023 on Zoom from 6:30-8PM, registration is required to receive the zoom link.

Please register to attend either virtually or in-person on Event Brite.

If you are unable to attend the meeting virtually, we will be broadcasting the meeting in Council Chambers and a staff member will be available to input your questions and comments into the Zoom chat. Doors will open at 6:15PM, please arrive prior to the 6:30PM meeting start time to avoid disruptions for the other attendees.

Our final community workshop will be held virtually on Zoom on November 21st from 6:30PM-8:00PM.

Please register for the workshop so we can send you the zoom link. If you are unable to join from home, we will be broadcasting the meeting from Council Chambers located at 21 Queen St. Ripley. Council Chambers will be open from 6:15PM-8:15PM to view and participate in the community workshop. We will have a staff person there to enter any comments or questions into the chat on behalf of the participants in Council Chambers.

Register for the Workshop here

The final workshop and presentation will include the following:

• Key findings to date
• Draft mission, vision, guiding principles
• Next steps

Members of the Deloitte team will be asking for your thoughts and feedback on the above items.

If you have any questions please contact Michelle at mgoetz@huronkinloss.com or 519-395-3735 ex. 156

Thank you to all the dedicated community members that took time out of their day to attend the Point Clark and Lucknow community workshops for our Strategic Plan! Deloitte facilitated great discussions within both communities that highlighted your priorities and things you love about Huron-Kinloss.

A few of the key priorities identified by the group include:

• Respecting and retaining our sense of community (safe, small town feel) and agricultural roots
• Communications improvement from the Township to residents
• Commercial opportunities along the lakeshore and throughout the Township
• Affordable and attainable housing options
• and many more great discussion topics.

All of the information gathered from Deloitte will be reviewed and included in a "What we heard report" that will be available in the coming months.

There is still time to complete the Community Survey that closes on September 30th.

Our last in-person community workshops are coming up this month and we are hoping to fill them up!

September 19th 6:30-8PM, Point Clark Community Centre

Register here: https://www.huronkinloss.com/strategic-plan-september-19-workshop/

September 20th 6:30-8PM, Lucknow Community Centre

Register here: https://www.huronkinloss.com/strategic-plan-september-20-workshop/

All Huron-Kinloss residents are welcome to attend the community workshops! The workshops are led by the Deloitte Team, they will provide a brief summary of what a strategic plan is and why it's important and then ask the group a handful of questions. The questions include what your priorities are for Huron-Kinloss over the next 10 years, what opportunities we have and what barriers we have to overcome.

If you have any questions about the workshops please contact Michelle at mgoetz@huronkinloss.com or 519-395-3735.

The 2023-2033 Strategic Plan: Blueprint for our Future Community survey is now available! The survey can be found in the survey tool on this project page, at the Municipal Office in Ripley or you can request a copy by mail. Please contact Michelle at 519-395-3735 to request a copy.

The survey has 7 open ended questions and 3 demographic questions and can take 10-45 minutes to complete (based on the level of detail you provide). You can review the questions below or you can print off a copy of the questions from the documents section of this project page.

The deadline to complete the survey is September 30th at 11:59PM.

Survey Questions:

1. What do you love about Huron-Kinloss?
2. What would make your quality of life better in Huron-Kinloss? What opportunities exist to improve your quality of life?
3. What can be done to achieve these opportunities?
4. What might stand in the way of Huron-Kinloss achieving these opportunities?
5. Looking out to 2033, what three words would you want used to describe Huron-Kinloss?
6. If you were writing the strategy and action plan, what would your number 1 priority be?
7. Is there anything else we should consider when creating the 2023-2033 Huron-Kinloss Strategic Plan: Blueprint for our Future?
8. Tell us a bit more about you
   1. My primary residence is in Huron-Kinloss
   2. My secondary residence is in Huron-Kinloss
   3. I don't live in Huron-Kinloss
   4. Other. Please Specify:
9. What is your age?
   1. Under 18
   2. 19-29
   3. 30-39
   4. 40-49
   5. 50-59
   6. 60-69
   7. 70+
10. What community do you most identify with?
    1. Lakeshore area (north of concession 10)
    2. Lakeshore area (between concession 4 and 10)
    3. Point Clark
    4. Lucknow
    5. Ripley
    6. Rural Area

Thank you to all the dedicated community members that took time out of their day to attend the first community workshop for our Strategic Plan!

Deloitte provided a great presentation that included an overview of the value of a strategic plan and followed that with a question and answer period that sparked a lively discussion.

A few of the key priorities identified by the group include:

• Affordable and diverse housing options
• Respecting and retaining our sense of community (safe, small town feel) and agricultural roots
• Access to transportation
• Improved services and amenities for our community: healthcare, day care, commercial areas, etc.

Are these priorities important to you? If you were writing the strategic plan, what would be your number one priority?

Let us know by:

• Completing our survey on Have Your Say HK
• Attending a future community workshop
  • September 19th Point Clark Community Centre 6:30-8PM: https://www.huronkinloss.com/strategic-plan-september-19-workshop/
  • September 20th Lucknow Community Centre 6:30-8PM: https://www.huronkinloss.com/strategic-plan-september-20-workshop/
• Adding your ideas to the "Ideas Tool" on Have Your Say HK

Community Workshop Information

August 15th 6:30-8PM at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, 17 Queen St. Kincardine

The community workshops will start at 6:30pm with a brief presentation, followed by Q&A until 8pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend the workshops (RSVP is not required but welcome).

RSVP: https://www.huronkinloss.com/strategic-plan-august-15-workshop/

Future workshops

September 19th 6:30-8PM Point Clark Community Centre

September 20th 6:30-8PM Lucknow Community Centre

Questions

If you have any questions about the Strategic Plan project please contact Michelle at mgoetz@huronkinloss.com or 519-395-3735.

The Township of Huron-Kinloss Special Meeting of Council Strategic Planning Workshop was held in Council Chambers at 21 Queen Street in Ripley at 2:30 p.m.

Council and Senior Staff participated in the Township of Huron-Kinloss Strategic Plan 2023-2033; Blue Print for Our Future planning session facilitated by Deloitte.

Meeting Agenda

Workshop Presentation

Thank you for visiting our Strategic Plan Project page, we are excited to have you here!

A strategic plan is an important document for municipalities; it's a roadmap, a guiding document that outlines how we are going to achieve our vision for the community. The vision developed by our Council, our staff and our community!

We want to hear from you, your opinion and your vision matter. So please take the time to participate and engage with us.

• Do you have questions about the process or things you want us to consider? Use our Question Tool!
• Do you have ideas about what you want the future of Huron-Kinloss to look like? Use our Ideas Tool!
• Don't want to engage online? No problem, attend one of our community workshops!
• We will also have a community survey available from August 18th to September 30th, online and in paper format.
• Or you can talk to staff at one of the many community events we will be attending this year!

Check this page often as new dates and opportunities will be added as dates, times and locations are confirmed.