Chatham-Kent has launched a survey seeking input on the municipality’s draft Heritage Building Policy.
Developed in collaboration with Chatham-Kent’s Municipal Heritage Committee, the document outlines clear goals, defined roles for council, the municipal heritage committee and property owners, as well as a transparent decision-making process and criteria for protecting, altering and redeveloping heritage buildings.
In a media release Mayor Darrin Canniff issued an invite to residents to fill out the survey, noting the new policy will “enhance the way we collectively decide which heritage buildings are significant and important enough to conserve for future generations and how we manage changes to heritage buildings.”
Gabriel Clarke, C-K’s manager of growth and sustainability said it’s really important to hear from residents.
“The goal of this survey is to ask the community ‘Did we get the draft policy right? Did we miss anything?” Clarke said. “This is a rare opportunity to update a policy that will have a major impact on the future of Chatham-Kent’s heritage buildings.”.
The draft policy, a plain language summary of the draft policy, and the survey itself can be accessed at www.letstalkchatham-kent.ca/built-heritage. The survey will be live from now until July 31.
