Official public input sessions for three Brookswood neighbourhood plans, as well as for the future of Horne Pit, are coming up this week.

An open house will be held Thursday, May 25 from 4-8 p.m. at the Brookswood Baptist Church, at 20581 36 Ave. The open house will run from 4 to 8 p.m.

91原创 Township council is considering new versions of the plans, after a report determined the previous draft neighbourhood plans for the Rinn, Booth, and Fernridge neighbourhoods weren鈥檛 economically viable.

The new plans still envision neighbourhoods composed primarily of single-family dwellings, with clusters of higher density and mixed-use development at a few major intersections, but the overall density and final population are higher in the new drafts.

If approved without changes, Rinn, Booth, and Fernridge would have a population of about 63,000 people, compared to 39,000 in previous drafts of the plans.

Minimum lot sizes in some areas could be reduced from 10,000 square feet to 5,000, and in another from 7,000 to 4,000.

Heights for townhouses could increase to three to four storeys, for apartments and mixed-use development up to five to six storeys.

The plan also calls for 610 acres of park and greenspace across the three neighbourhoods, an increase of 137 acres from the last version of the plans. Greenways, buffers, and land protected for aquatic and nature conservation are included in the plans.

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鈥淔rom here, these updated plans attempt to ensure we don鈥檛 repeat the obvious mistakes of Willoughby in Fernridge,鈥� wrote Mayor Eric Woodward in a Facebook post. 鈥淲e need to put in place upfront amenity plans for infrastructure. We need to see updated Community Amenity Contributions for a fair deal from development for Brookswood. We need to require more retained mature tree preservation areas, additional park spaces, and a better greenway and trails plan.鈥�

A conceptual layout for the Horne Pit site, a 70.5 acre former Township gravel pit on 200th Street in Fernridge, will also be presented at the same event.

A loose draft plan for developing part of the site, with townhouses, affordable housing, and a new firehall, has been created, but it鈥檚 open to change and public input.

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Following the public hearing on the Brookswood plans, an official public hearing will be held Monday, May 29, at 7 p.m.