Trent Lakes will join Peterborough County and the seven lower tier municipalities to create a new joint Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (CSWP).
The municipality first adopted a Community Safety and Well-Being plan in July 2022.
In a report presented to council this week, CAO/Treasurer Donna Teggart recommended that council support the creation of a new joint plan.
“This collaboration is being recommended as there are already joint partnerships regularly happening with this group and future opportunities discussed at the monthly CAO group meetings,” Teggart said. “Partnership opportunities are also regularly being investigated directly by staff involved in most areas of operation with collaboration already taking place when it makes sense.”
The plan guides local government decisions and aims to improve the quality of life for residents. It is a tool for organizations, business and residents and addresses community priorities such as housing, homelessness, health, mental health, addictions, substance use, poverty/income and belonging.
Deputy Mayor Carol Armstrong said that she is skeptical about what is going to be accomplished with the plan.
“I’ve read the report and there are lots of platitudes but no clear implementation plan,” Armstrong said. “It never specified what would be done and who would do it and it is useless if there is not some type of implementation plan and report card of how we did in the last three years.”
Council voted to receive the report, to work with the county and the seven other lower tier municipalities on the revised plan as long as Trent Lakes is represented and has input into the development of the plan.
