Community Improvement Plan

The Township of Huron-Kinloss is updating its Community Improvement Plan (CIP) to focus on current needs and trends affecting local business owners and entrepreneurs. 

What is a Community Improvement Plan?

A CIP is a planning and economic development tool that municipalities may use to facilitate broad community revitalization goals through grants or loans to private property owners and tenants. The updated CIP also aligns with Bruce County’s recently enhanced Spruce the Bruce program.

Community Improvement Plan Updates

The updated CIP allows Huron-Kinloss businesses to access the new Spruce the Bruce funding programs being offered by the County of Bruce and includes a new Community Improvement Plan Area - the entire Township. The Township has also extended its Downtown Improvement Programs to include additional programs to assist our Downtown Business Owners improve accessibility and develop new products and experiences. The CIP will continue to support our economic development goals by:

• Revitalizing downtown store fronts and streetscapes; reduction of vacant storefronts;
• Promoting the development of vacant or underutilized properties and encourage/attract investment;
• Increasing agricultural value-add, agri-tourism, and facility improvement projects.

Notice of Decision and Appeal Rights

Township of Huron-Kinloss
Community Improvement Plan

Notice that No Appeals Have Been Received

Dated this 14th day of May, 2024.

By-Law

An update to the draft Community Improvement Plan By-law was made after the public meeting to clarify what Community Improvement Plan Areas are eligible for the Business Adaptability and Accessibility, Agri-food Innovation and Product/Experience Development programs. Businesses located in all Community Improvement Plan areas are eligible to apply for funding through these programs.

By-law 2024-38 Community Improvement Plan Project Areas

By-Law 2024-39 Community Improvement Plan

Maps

Community Improvement Plan Area - Lucknow

Community Improvement Plan Area - Point Clark

Community Improvement Plan Area - Ripley

Community Improvement Plan Area - Township of Huron-Kinloss

Public Meeting

The Township of Huron-Kinloss hosted a statutory Public Meeting on April 8th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 21 Queen St. Ripley, ON to consider the updates to the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) pursuant to provisions under Section 28(4) of the Planning Act. There were no comments or questions received from the public.

Notifications and Comments 

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the Community Improvement Plan, you must make a written request to the Clerk of the Township of Huron-Kinloss at jwhite@huronkinloss.com.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Huron-Kinloss before the by-law adopting the Community Improvement Plan is passed on April 15th 2024, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Huron-Kinloss to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Township of Huron-Kinloss before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Comments and opinions submitted on these matters, including the originator’s name and address, become part of the public record, may be viewed by the general public and may be published in a staff report and Council Agenda.

Questions

Questions about the Community Improvement Plan can be submitted to the Manager of Strategic Initiatives at info@huronkinloss.com or 519-395-3735.