Workflow and Process Reviews
We are all about process and flow improvement. Nethery Planning can assist in your planning journey by walking through existing workflows and preparing the documentation and confidence for teams to take ownership over new and improved processes. (Joe holds a Lean Green Belt certification to back up his experience.)
Municipal workflow development and document preparation
Project management
Process improvement and digitization
We are currently providing planning services to the following municipalities:
Brant County
Puslinch
Bradford East Gwillimbury
Hanover
Caledon
Case Study
Town of Caledon Supplementary Aggregate Policy Study
Client
Town of Caledon
Project Type
Policy Study resulting in an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment
Project Status
Completed (October 2024)
Scope of Work
Nethery Planning was the lead consultant for the Town of Caledon’s Supplementary Aggregate Policy Study, which involved project management, policy creation, and extensive public engagement. The Study generated out of an Interim Control By-law Process and ran parallel to the Town’s Official Plan Review. Both staff and the public sought a hands-on project manager to ensure delivery of the project within legislative timelines and in an environment of transparency, collaboration, and mutual trust.
This process involved the development, alongside a professional facilitator, of an engagement program involving online and in-person events, Council reports and presentations, meeting with project stakeholders, facilitating conversations with Provincial planning staff—all within a set nine-month period. Additional project components include a Council training workshop, facilitation of a project open house and statutory public meeting, and organization of “small group” technical discussions for a resident working group.
Challenges and Solutions
Key challenges included the contentious subject matter and balancing of various stakeholder perspectives. Nethery Planning addressed these challenges by creating and delivering a comprehensive, thoughtful public engagement program that checked in with residents and proponents at every stage of the policy development process.
Outcomes
The Study culminated in Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, which contained innovative, legislatively sound aggregate policy.