There is lots of information to go over in Part 2 of Bruce Countys five-year review of their Official Plan.
The proposed charges include whether to make upgrades to West Road near Howdenvale and Red Bay in the former Abermarle Township, a reduction in rural lot severances, and wind farm development.
A decision by the Countys Agricultural, Tourism, and Planning Committee was to have been made at yesterdays meeting in Walkerton.
But after a public meeting on the Official Plan, the committee opted to defer the decision until the next A-T-P meeting on March 19th so they can go over the information.
There were around 15 people who came to yesterdays public meeting to voice their opposition to the proposed upgrades to West Road.
They say the improvements would bring more traffic to the area and raise safety concerns.
One of the opponents was Douglas Pratt who owns property in the area.
Pratt — a lawyer based in Listowel — says the Countys Senior Planner — David Smith is a very stubborn man who is intent on pushing his recommendations to Council.
Pratt says while the public had their say, this is the last opportunity they can do so on this matter.
He says when the issue of improving West Road was first brought up he was the only one who knew about it.
Pratt says now more seasonal and permanent residents are becoming aware of the issue and are against this idea.
Councillor Milt McIver says there are issues that are near and dear to peoples hearts and that is why the committee put off making a decision.
On the West Road, McIver — the Mayor of Northern Bruce Peninsula — says there are lots of people who use that road as a through road.
He says the gravel road is very difficult to maintain and would like to get it up to standard.
There were also people from Northern Bruce Peninsula in attendance at the public meeting who are against reducing lot severances.
McIver says there is a policy in his municipality that allows for rural parcels of 100 acres to be severed up to three times creating four different lots.
But the Countys Planning Department is proposing to reduce that number to a maximum of two severances.
McIver says that proposal will have an impact on his municipality.