Citizens of Kentville are invited to Public Planning Open House on March 10. Come to a presentation from Nova Insights about the results of the Sustainability Action Survey as well as the Town of Kentville Sustainability Action Plan.
The Kentville ICSP is currently open to public review. You may view the Kentville ICSP below.
The ICSP will be submitted to the Province of Nova Scotia on March 31, 2010.
You may also visit the Kentville Library or Kentville Town Hall to review the draft version of the Kentville ICSP.
Your feedback on this Report is welcomed and encouraged. Please directed your comments to:
The concept of sustainability is commonly understood as meeting our needs today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Achieving sustainability requires the mindset & attitude that we can improve our current quality of life by working to become more efficient, effective and connected in the ways in which we live, work and play. By taking actions towards sustainability today, we can work to ensure that we do not compromise the quality of life for our children and grandchildren tomorrow.
What is an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan?
An Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) recognizes the interconnected dimensions of environmental, social, cultural, and economic development within our community, as well as the important roles for regional level planning to address common challenges.
The ICSP is largely driven by community consultation and the civic participation of community members to develop strategic goals for sustainability. Through this on-going process, the ICSP aims to illuminate a broad spectrum of views from community members while working to find areas of common interest and consensus. The ICSP is a long-term strategic planning document looks into the future to envision and set a realistic action plan for how the community will become more sustainable in the next 20 to 30 years.
Integrated planning is holistic, planning focused, and inherently strategic. The purpose of the ICSP is to empower the community to envision their common future, to address their current and future needs and in real terms, to embed their infrastructure requirements within a broader strategic plan. In this respect, all future infrastructure projects identified through the ICSP will contribute to cleaner air, cleaner water, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Background
The federal government has committed to transfer funds equivalent to a portion of the federal excise tax on gasoline to municipalities. In September 2005, the federal government and Nova Scotia entered into an agreement which set out the terms and conditions of the program. In turn, Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations signed Municipal Funding Agreements (MFA) with individual municipalities that define the terms and conditions under which the federal funding flows to municipalities. As a requirement for funding, municipalities are expected to prepare and submit Integrated Community Sustainability Plans
(ICSPs) by 2010.
Integrated Community Sustainability Planning
