MANAGING SURREY
Growth is continual in Surrey so management of this is a Prime concern.
Last five years average 73,000 additional residents per year.Surrey is the 12th Largest City in Canada with population of 500,000
Land uses is another key factor to management 1/3 ALR and 2/3 is developable.Surrey is broken into 6 Communities. Cloverdale,Fleetwood,Guildford,Newton,South Surrey and North Surrey. http://surrey.ca/plans-strategies/6798.aspx
Economic Development is Key to a healthy and vibrant community. Need to increase local jobs to reduce commuting and improve quality of life for residents. Encourage companies to locate to Surrey (jobs and increase the tax base).
Another component of managing the city is in creation of facilities to support the residents and the creation of the city Centre to tie it all together.
There are many avenues to achieve connecting with the city, Council committees and community associations are just two.
For extensive details re Surrey here is the website. http://surrey.ca
A vibrant Q & A followed and Roy Holman thanked Murray for providing us with the overview of City Planning and management.
