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East Zorra-Tavistock · Election 2026

Which growth areas should be serviced first, and what roads, parks and public-service commitments must come with them?

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Specific question: Where will Tavistock and Innerkip grow—and who pays first?Remove question filterChoose another issue

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2 candidates · 1 seat · East Zorra-Tavistock

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Philip Schaefer

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2026 election
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Response received 2026-09-17

Supports infill, additional residential units and greater density to protect farmland.

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Lead the township secondary-plan process.

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Questions the scale of growth projections while expecting further growth.

Connection to this question: Concerns the secondary plan, settlement growth or farmland protection in this township. It does not identify a fully funded first-serviced growth area.

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