Back to SearchWhy? This morning, CAO McNeill will join members of Council and staff in a training session/workshop focused on community building. It's part of the West Wasaga Secondary Plan design charrette that takes place this week, starting today.
Read the news release: https://bit.ly/3wLmQoD
.
GET INVOLVED:
.
The Town will host a 4-day charrette workshop from June 10, 2024 to June 13, 2024 at the RecPlex, which Toole Design Group will lead. Members of the public are invited and encouraged to participate:
.
June 10, 2024 - Opening Public Meeting at the RecPlex, in Auditorium HallTime: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
What to expect: Introduction to the project, visioning exercise, discussion and question-and-answer period
.
June 11, 2024 - Open Design Studio at the RecPlex, in the Oakview RoomTime: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
What to expect: No formal agenda or presentations; drop in at any time between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to look over the planners’ shoulders, see what’s going on, ask questions and share your thoughts on the future of the west end
.
June 13, 2024 - Closing Public Meeting at the RecPlex, in Auditorium HallTime: 7:00 p.m. to - 9:00 p.m
What to expect: Presentation of what we heard, presentations of findings, plans, and recommendations; review next steps, discussion and question-and-answer period
.
WHAT IS A DESIGN CHARRETTE? 
A Design Charrette is a type of participatory planning process that assembles an interdisciplinary team - typically inviting planners, citizens, town officials, architects, landscape architects, transportation engineers, parks and recreation officials, and other stakeholders - to create a design and implementation plan for a specific area.
The goal of the Charrette process is to capture the vision, values, and ideas of the community - with designers sketching these onto the Charette to create ideas about the future as fast as they can be generated by the participants. Typically therefore they are a fun and innovative way to engage the public, especially in projects where there is a significant landscape, streetscape, or other interesting design element.
A key component of a design Charrette is time compression. For a few days, participants work together in brainstorming sessions, sketching workshops and other exercises, informed by a series of feedback loops. Meetings take place with participants coming together as a group at set times or breaking off into smaller working groups. Behind the scenes, the core design team is working constantly.
.
STAY INVOLVED:
.
Residents who wish to receive notices of future public engagement opportunities and updates on decisions regarding the new Town of Wasaga Beach West Wasaga Secondary Plan are encouraged to subscribe to the West Wasaga Secondary Plan page on the Town’s public engagement portal 
EngageWasaga.ca.
EngageWasaga.ca.
Subscribe
