HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 06, 2020 - Council - AddendumTHE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
COUNCIL MEETING ADDENDUM
MUNICIPAL OFFICE
Thursday, February 6, 2020
1. ADMINISTRATION
A. Correspondence from Kevan & Phyllis Rouse, Appendix to Item 10.2-D, Report DS-13/20
by Margaret Underhill, Deputy Clerk|Planning Coordinator re Official Plan Amendment
Rouse
From: Kevan Rouse [mailto:kevanrouse@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:06 PM
To: Marg Underhill <MUnderhill@bayham.on.ca>
Subject: Attention please to Margaret Underhill
February 6, 2020
Dear Margaret.
Thank you for offering to forward our letter to the Mayor and Councillors
meeting on Thursday February 6th, 2020.
We will not be attending the meeting.
Regarding: Official Plan Amendment Application
Attention please to: Mr Mayor Ketchabaw, Bayham Council Members and to Whom it may
concern:
We are taxpayers for 20 years, in Elgin County. First moving to Port Burwell, then Port
Bruce and back to Port Burwell in 2018.
We have always been inspired by our
Bayham Township sign “ Opportunity is Yours” and
Elgin County sign “Progressive by Nature “
We know know nothing new has happened along this Plank Road strip in 50 years. Yet a lot
has changed in the past 50 years. Technology, Education, Building codes, permits and
governing powers, to name a few.
Now is your time. You are the Powers to make more change happen!
What we see in our quaint township is, all things are possible because of You.
Yes, all changes are possible because you are our Mayor Mr Ketchabaw, Planning Co-
ordinator Margaret Underhill, and Bayham council members. It’s so apparent to us, having the
value of your experience, education, knowledge and intellect each of you as individuals, that
collectively you more than have the capabilities and know how to overcome any bylaws or
obstructions that stand in the way of progress.
Change takes belief & energy. We’ve seen and read about the incredible undertaking of our
municipality & the County powers that were back in the day, they were able to overcome. The
efforts to address and overcome the legalities, logistics and hydrological accomplishments in
order to acquire our Port Burwell submarine were so much more than anticipated. And
Bayham & Elgin County’s landscape is ongoing with expansion and change.
We are not the only ones trying to overcome these old outdated stagnating “ land use”
bylaws.
You are our Powers that be; You are being called upon to change these pockets of small
agriculture land pieces, that are not take anything away from prime agriculture yet offering
perfect areas in which to build more homes They are here and in every county across the
province.
You will be making a change for so much more than one individual piece of land, your are
collectively creating & amending laws so that others can follow your lead and have more
opportunity for progress.
We believe all things are possible. We have all lived through insurmountable changes that 50
years ago, were unheard of.
All it takes for you now, is belief in what you’re doing and your energy to see it through with all
your heart.
Considering the totality of your capabilities, we know everything in this application can be
overcome by investing your time and your skills.
Others across the province others are waiting for solutions to these same types of situations,
and you, our blessed township; we believe are The Chosen Ones;
and so it is....as the saying goes,
“The genie is now out of the bottle and there’s no putting it back.“
Sincerely,
Kevan & Phyllis Rouse
Spirit teaches us everything we need to know,
and what he teaches is true-it is not a lie
1John 2:18-27