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No, that's fine. Just letting you know.
>> We can edit things.

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» [laughter]
>> Oh, you can?

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» No, it's okay.
>> You know.

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» Yeah.
>> Okay.

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Let us begin by acknowledging that we
are gathered today in Mi'kma'ki, the

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ancestral present and future territory
of the Mi'kmaq people.

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Today, we gather with the intent
followed by the living peace and

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friendship treaty.
With respect, cooperation, and

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coexistence, we are all treaty people.
>> [snorts]

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» I call this public hearing to order.
We are considering the land use bylaw

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and municipal planning strategy
amendments to rezone portion of PID

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PID, I guess that's the word way you
want it. Um, 603-73-107

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and in the entirety
of PID 30373024,

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known as the old school lab, from
residential to parks and open spaces.

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It's July 30th, 2026,
6:30 p.m. We are at Town Hall Chambers.

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Um,
the purpose of tonight's public hearing

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is to receive verbal and written
submissions regarding the land use bylaw

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and rezoning of the two PIDs I mentioned
before.

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As part of the bylaw adoption process,
council is required to have a public

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hearing to gather feedback from
residents.

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This public hearing was advertised on
the Mahone Bay town website and their

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social media.
And residents were given the opportunity

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to submit feedback in writing, as well.
The structure of this public hearing is

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as follows.
The town clerk, who is, um,

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not here, but we have the deputy
CAO who is both clerking and CAO for the

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evening. He'll give the report of the
clerk.

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Then, individuals present will be given
the opportunity to give feedback

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to council on the by-law in question.
The purpose of the public hearing is not

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for discussion or justification.
So, council will not be responding to

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questions or engaging with those present
during the public hearing.

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Please allow all those present an
opportunity to speak before you speak

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again. Did you hear that, Barry?
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» Any person present wishing to speak must
state their name and civic address for

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the public record.
We ask that those present maintain

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respect for the by-law adoption process.
Council and fellow residents as well.

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People displaying unacceptable behavior
will be asked to leave the public

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hearing and will not be permitted to
return.

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Thank you all for attending
and we will begin by asking the town

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clerk to give
give us the hearing report.

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» Uh good evening, council. Um
to reiterate what the mayor had said,

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tonight's public hearing is to
um rezone property ID 60373107

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and 60373024

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from residential to parks and open
spaces.

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Um the motion to initiate this process
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seconded by counselor Cover at the
request of the planning advisory

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committee.
Uh public information meeting was held

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on June 8th and eight members of the
public were in attendance at that

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meeting.
Um the planning advisory committee

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received a staff report reviewing the
request on July [clears throat] 7th,

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2026 and the committee made positive
recommendation to council at this

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meeting and at council's July 14th, 2026
meeting they received the recommendation

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and the following motion was passed. So,
a motion by counselor Wilson seconded by

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counselor Carver that council give first
reading to the municipal planning

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strategy and land use bylaw amendment to
change the zone from residential to

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parks and open space for the remainder
of the PID 60373107

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and the entirety of PID 60373024

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and that motion was carried and the
public hearing was scheduled for July

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30th at 6:30 p.m. which is presently.
Thank you.

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» Okay, thank you for that and will you
also be giving the staff report?

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» I can step in there.
>> Okay, all right, all right. We will have

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our planner give the staff report.
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and straightforward as Eric alluded to
essentially the amendments to the the

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documents are basically to update the
two maps. So, one of those being the

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future land use map which is attached to
the municipal planning strategy and the

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other being the zoning map which is
attached to the land use bylaw. So, both

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of those maps need to be updated and
that's really what constitutes the

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amendment or change in this case
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that would just be changing those two
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In the case of the smaller PID it's the
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complete property and in the case of the
larger PID it's to

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make the remaining portion match that
parks and open space.

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So, that unless there were any questions
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met the intent of the planning strategy
of course that was reflected in

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council's motion to progress here. So,
unless there's any questions it's a

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fairly straightforward amendment before
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» Okay, thank you very much.
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as the planner has said the zoning map
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television you can see it there.
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Let's see. Now we'll go to the
Do you continue with an overview or was

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that all one piece?
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basically basically yes.
>> Okay. So we will now open the floor to

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public comment. I believe we have one
person here to give comment.

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» Thank you worship. I'm Barry Hutchinson.
I'm at 195 Summerhill Street from the

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Bay.
And uh very simply I'm here to

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support the amendments to the municipal
planning strategy and the land use

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bylaw.
And I think it's a good move and to

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think that it's um
long overdue.

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So thank you.
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We will wait until
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6:45
for more people to come and if not we

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will
finish the business of the meeting.

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So
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You are being on record right now so
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» Just so that you know.
>> It's supposed to be 46. That's

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discuss.
Just see.

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So
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that's
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Let me see.

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Or this is the only way I can put it
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You don't say anything to the mayor.
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I think we should sign the statute I
have a little bit of hope. Where where

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was
today?

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Yeah.

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The highest of colors.

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I think it's

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» Interesting moment here.

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» Thank you.
What are you going to do with CRB?

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Can you move in blue up there?

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Would you like to do that?
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Anybody else have an acute community
announcement or a council announcement?

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That they want to do. Penny's doing
Communities in Bloom. Kevin is doing

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announcement about the Edgewater opening
on the porch.

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» I'm doing one about library.
>> Oh, okay.

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» Yeah.
What was that? Library.

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» Oh.

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» Gross.

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» Um we are back in session. 15 minutes
has passed and there are no more

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presenters and
um we will continue to check to see if

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there's anything else in there until
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anyone else did a submission by email.
So far, no. So, we will Um I just want

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to mention the agenda does say that we
had the developer present and there is

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no developer for this. So, that's just a
template that we follow. So, um sorry to

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disappoint anyone who was hoping to
engage with a developer or see a

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developer. There is no development even
taking place with this change. So,

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anyway, um
we have finished with our public comment

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and
this ends our business and we will

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adjourn this meeting.