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Regina council approves community plan

City of Regina. File/Global News

REGINA – After months of public consultations ‘Design Regina’ the official community plan for Regina went before city council on Monday night.

The plan which is designed to accommodate a population of up to 300,000 people was officially passed.

‘Design Regina’ also redefines the city’s boundaries, which will go into effect January 1st.

In the plan, the R-M of Sherwood and the city have created a joint planning area that the two communities will work together to develop.

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The mayor says this serves as a blueprint for future growth.

“The city spent a lot of work for many years on this and it is good to see that we have a road map for the next 25-30 years,” said Mayor Fougere.

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Within the next 30 years the city’s population could balloon to 300 thousand people.

The plan which is designed to accommodate a population of up to 300,000 people was officially passed. Global News

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