The document discusses a summit held in Calabogie, Ontario on April 4th, 2019 about saving villages in Frontenac County through communal services. It notes that Frontenac County has a small permanent population but a large seasonal economy and limited population growth. The villages and hamlets in Frontenac County currently lack municipal water and sewer services. Communal services could allow for smaller building lots and strengthen local economies. The summit covered the advantages of communal services over private services, as well as tools to reduce risks of communal services. The project will evaluate measures to promote communal services and present recommendations to the County Council in June.

1. Teeny Tiny Summit – Calabogie ON
April 4th, 2019
Saving Villages Through Communal Services
in Frontenac County

3. Frontenac
• Permanent Population = 27,000
• Over 90% tax base is Residential
• Seasonal Economy Important
• Kingston is Essential
• Limited Population Growth
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7. Frontenac – Villages and Hamlets
• No municipal water or sewer services.
• Historical settlement areas -- building lots in
village cores too small.
• Significant Public Infrastructure Investment
• Majority of Commercial Assessment
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8. Frontenac – Villages and Hamlets
• “Lack of municipal services in
our villages challenges future
community viability.”
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Battersea

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Battersea

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Harrowsmith

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Sharbot Lake

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Sharbot Lake

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Sharbot Lake

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Marysville

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MarysvilleInverary

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MarysvilleSydenham

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29. Communal Services
Advantages
• Better environmental protection and public
health than private on-site services
• Fewer malfunctions, longer life
• Regular maintenance – measure performance,
monitor impact, fix problems early
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30. Communal Services
Community Planning Advantages
• Smaller lots = better fit into village/hamlet
• Strengthen local economy
• “walkable communities”
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Full Municipal
Services
Communal
Services
Private Services

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Full Municipal
Services
Communal
Services
Private Services
Not Feasible
$$$$$$
Standard Rural
Development

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Full Municipal
Services
Communal
Services
Private Services
Not Feasible
$$$$$$
Standard Rural
Development
Potential Village
and Hamlet
Development

35. Reducing Risk
• Municipal Responsibility – common thinking
is that it is assumed to be a high risk
• New Rules since 1995 -- tools to
reduce/eliminate public sector risk
• New Communal Systems since 1995 – better
technology
• New Planning Rules since 1995 – vacant
land condominium development
• What legal tools are available to reduce risk?
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37. Project Description
• evaluate 2019 measures to promote / reduce
risk of communal systems
• Regional and Lower Tier Official Plan policies
• planning tools / phasing programs
• settlement areas
• case studies in Ontario – best practices
• financial model is the ‘make or break’
Teeny Tiny Summit – Calabogie ON – April 4th, 2019

38. Now What?
• final work presented in June to County Council
• meet with developers again
• communication
meet with Councils, business groups, tourist operators
brochure
on-line information
• County Official Plan Amendment
• Goal: first plan of subdivision filed within 18
months of study completion (December 2020)
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One other good example:
Township of
Rideau Lakes

40. Joe Gallivan
Director
Planning & Economic Development
Frontenac County
jgallivan@frontenaccounty.ca