West St. Paul Mayor supports Bowman’s motion for municipalities to have say in Plan 20-50
West St. Paul Mayor Cheryl Christian is offering her support to Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman’s motion that the Winnipeg Metro Region (WMR) release to the public its draft Plan 20-50 and that all 18 municipalities in the WMR be allowed to review and approve it.
Since 2018, the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region has been working on Plan 20-50, a regional growth management and servicing plan for the next 30 years with a focus on objectives and policies that will ensure the long-term economic competitiveness of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region.
"As Mayor of West St. Paul, I fully support Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman and his request that this regional plan be reviewed and approved by all Councils in the region and be made available to our residents and businesses for review,” Christian said.
"This plan will significantly impact all planning, infrastructure and growth in our communities.”
In October 2020, the RM of West St. Paul suspended participation in the Metro Region when requests for council review and approval of Plan 20-50, consultation with our community members and board governance improvements were not supported.
"The RM of West St. Paul values regional partnerships with other municipalities in the Capital Region and fully supports our shared commitment to regional planning and growth,” Christian said.
"Our municipality has been a proud member of the Metropolitan Region Board, formerly called the Partnership of the Manitoba Capital Region, since its creation in the 1990s. The governing principles of the Metro Region Board revolve around collaboration and a culture of inclusion.
"The creation of a plan for our region, impacting every municipality in the Metro Region, must be an open and inclusive process. This can only take place when all municipalities are able to review and approve the final plan.”
West St. Paul council will seek to pass its own resolution to have the draft Plan 20-50 released publicly and to have the 18 member municipalities review and approve the plan.