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Pave the lower parking of Painswick park
Painswick park lower parking lot has been a parking disaster for years, people parking whichever way and where ever they want. I won’t be surprised if people
Block the new upper lot as there is no designated spots in the lower lot. The community has been complaining for years about this lot but nothing has been done and no one can be ticketed as there are no designated spots. I do not understand why they would not have paved this when building the new park and paving the upper half.25 votesThe Community Safety Committee's meeting agenda for Wednesday, November 8th includes a recommendation "That staff in the Development Services Department be directed to investigate the feasibility of designing and reconstructing the main parking lot in Painswick Park to a fully accessible asphalt parking lot and that the project be considered in the ten year capital budget for completion in 2024 subject to available funding." The recommendation will be discussed at the meeting, which will be livestreamed on YouTube.
The Community Safety Committee is a reference committee of Barrie City Council. Visit barrie.ca/CommunitySafetyCommittee to learn more, and barrie.ca/CommunicatingWithCouncil for information about informal and formal communication with committee members.
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Create another disc golf course
The current disc golf course is one of the most used courses in all of Canada. It is frequently busy and often has out of town visitors as well.
It would be amazing if the town could add an additional course as it would reduce the traffic on the current course and allow for more options when playing disc golf in Barrie.
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More Splash pads water parks near Mapleview and huronia
We need more splash pads or water parks in barrie
Especially near Mapleview and huronia6 votes -
Convert Cundles St sidewalk to multi use trail Anne St to Coulter.
There currently is no viable cycle route from Letitia Heights and area to the commercial area around Bayfield St. The Cundles road allowance is very wide and could accommodate some kind of off-street bike path.
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2 votes
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More garbage bins and dog bags
As a dog owner, I find that there are not enough garbage bins around the city to dispose. Also, although I bring my own bags, sometimes I don’t have enough or forget-or notice that someone has not picked up. It would be great if there could be dog **** bags available in the more popular dog walking areas.
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Allow Backyard Hens in Barrie to support a Healthier Community!
It is understood that until December 2001, when council passed a by-law to ban the birds, a resident could have up to 20 hens on a property.
Many local and comparable municipalities have permitted backyard hens in recent years including Orillia, Newmarket, Georgina and Toronto.
Generally, the number of hens are limited for each residential property and there are coop/enclosure size and setback requirements clearly set out through the application or by-law to ensure there are no negative impacts. As an example, roosters are not permitted.
Backyard hens were brought forward in 2020 to General Committee as an Item for…
26 votesThe City of Barrie is in the process of creating a new comprehensive Zoning By-law, which will be designed to implement the vision and policies of Barrie’s recently adopted Official Plan.
Due to public interest, the new Zoning By-law proposes to establish zoning standards for chicken enclosures and use provisions for backyard chickens (see section 4.9).
To download the first draft of the new Zoning By-law and for full information, please visit BuildingBarrie.ca/zoning.
The first draft of the new Zoning By-law is open for public feedback online until April 28, 2023. Public meetings are also being held to gather feedback:
In-person Public Information CentreApril 19, 4pm–7pm
Barrie City Hall Rotunda (70 Collier Street)
No pre-registration required
Virtual Public Information CentreApril 20, 2–3pm
Please register in advance
City staff will collect public and stakeholder feedback from the first draft of the Zoning By-law and incorporate this into…
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Implement More Inclusive Transit Pass Options
Currently the City of Barrie offers two types of bus passes that are suitable for regular bus users: the 10-Ride Card ($30) or the Monthly Pass ($91). The problem with this system is that it does not cover the varying needs of your citizens.
The 10-Ride Card only provides a small discount ($3.00 per ride instead of $3.50). It might need to be repurchased frequently, requiring citizens to travel to one of a few select locations (likely spending one of their rides in the process).
The Monthly Pass is only worth the cost for those who travel more than 30…
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Wind phone
Sunnidale Park would be a great place to put a wind phone. For people who don't know what it is, please google it. It is an unconnected phone that people can use to say goodbye to loved ones they never got a chance to say goodbye to.
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Preserve our Allandale Train Station and Turn it into a Heritage Museum that includes honoring the indigenous roots
It would be amazing to see the Allandale Train Station turned into a heritage museum that features past photos of our city and how much it has evolved over the years along with a museum dedicated to and honoring the indigenous roots of our community.
The station can also have a cafe, souvenir shop, and room designated for guest speaking events, crafts and workshops. Profits from the souvenir shop can go towards the heritage society or downtown BIA to help us continue to preserve any historical landmarks petitioned to be saved.11 votes -
Place some benches or picnic tables at the Busby centre so the poor homeless people can get off their feet while waiting for a bed.
They stand and walk around all day, to come back to busby shelter to stand even long while outside to see if they get a bed. Some benches, etc and a shelter would help them a bit.
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Barrie get cleaned out by homeless!
Imagine how our city would look like if we ask the homeless to clean our city and get paid for that...that's what the country of Hungary ask their homeless to do and they get paid for that!! What a super idea...(not only the homeless but the unemployed people too)
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Introduce clothing optional.
It would be wonderful if the the city of Barrie or Simcoe County could relegate a park or beach that would be clothing optional.
Like Europe, I think it would be welcomed by many!!!1 vote -
4 votes
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Build a Lighthouse
With Barrie fronting Kempenfelt Bay, making us a coastal town, I believe that it would be beneficial to have a surplus lighthouse (nonfunctional lighthouse), lookout point in Downtown Barrie located in the Centennial Beach- Heritage Park area. This is because lighthouses are prominent tourist destinations that can add significant value to the community economically aesthetically, and historically.
Socially, coastal communities with infrastructure acknowledging and trading off of their nautical roots gain vast social media exposure. Content containing lighthouses get millions of likes, views, comments, shares, tweets, pins, etc each month, worldwide. If our city is shared enough under this category,…6 votes -
Tram system
The public transportation has never been the greatest in Barrie. I think we should have a tram system around the city to move people around easier. I bet more people would use public transportation if it was simple with more lines around town and marketing it as being more convenient then driving.
Similar to the Europe trams-I have attached the one from Basel Switzerland which is just as bit as Barrie.1 vote -
Improve our Recreation Facilities and Build More
The current state of our recreation facilities are in need of repair.
Considering the monthly fees and lack of amenities/offerings inside of our current recreation facilities. I'd like to propose that we:
- assess the needs of the recreation centers we currently have and repair/update as needed.
- create 2 additional recreation centers to address the influx of our community population and have the 2 new recreation centers focused more on swimming, gym, etc rather than hockey. Our current facilities are congested due to the ongoing tournaments etc which becomes very disruptive for those who pay monthly fees to be…6 votes -
Get RID of the Filth Homeless Fire Smoke non stop here
I am fed up with having a smokers cough all the time. The air pollution is crazy here. I have been in the bush and have seen camps that hold 100s of homeless. I am near CTV news and I get non stop fire smoke all day and night. Winter and Summers. Bc of these bums, can the city or police do something. I have called police and sent emails over the years to where there locations are. Im sure they are on all 4 corners of city. Why no one else in Barrie has complained beats me. But im…
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Ban Free Newspapers Being Delivered and Left On Driveways
The Barrie Advance is delivered every week to Barrie households by being left on the drive ways in a plastic bag year round. During the winter these newspapers get covered in snow if not picked up right away, and can get caught in snow blowers, possibly damaging them. The rest of the year, they are left on the drive ways and become wet and flattened by cars, eventually turning into litter on the street.
It is the year 2023, and the Barrie Advance is available online, and is updated several times a day with news. Why are we still receiving…
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