From February through to June of this year, many of you took time out of your day to share feedback and help shape the future direction of Victoria's updated Official Community Plan. Thank you to those who completed surveys, attended community forums, met with staff, and participated in Community Circle discussions. You have contributed to an important plan that will guide Victoria's future over the next 30 years.

The feedback received from more than 4,600 people has helped to identify common community values and ideas for future directions in areas such as housing, transportation, land use planning and the economy. At the most recent community forum, held at the Victoria Conference Centre in June, members of the public provided thoughtful feedback through intensive workshops, reflecting on future growth scenarios for the city, and sharing input on a 30-year vision for downtown.

All of the input received from the community over the past several months has helped inform a report that will be presented to Victoria City Council this Thursday, August 26. The report represents a key decision point in the Official Community Plan project and the beginning of a new direction for the updated plan.

Following Council consideration and direction, a draft plan will be prepared this fall and submitted to Council in January 2011.

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