Upcoming opportunities to shape Mississauga’s future

Community engagement is important to us. We want to hear your ideas and opinions on the projects that are transforming the city. There are many ways to get involved and work together to plan and shape Mississauga’s future.

Upcoming opportunities

Cooksville Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Program (SNAP)

The City of Mississauga is working with Credit Valley Conservation and the Region of Peel to develop a Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan in the Cooksville neighbourhood. The plan will help make Cooksville Creek and the surrounding neighbourhood more sustainable and ready for a changing climate with potential actions like tree plantings, stormwater management and installing rain gardens, to name a few.

The plan will focus on the neighbourhood along the Cooksville Creek from south of the Canadian Pacific Railway Line to Queen Elizabeth Way between Confederation Parkway and Cliff Road.

We want to hear from you if you live, work, or play in Cooksville. You can also enter for a chance to win one of five $50 gift certificates.

When: The survey will be open from September 23 to November 30, 2023.

Future Directions

Plans for Recreation, Culture, Library, Fire & Emergency Services and Parks, Forestry & Environment are being updated to reflect the City’s rapidly changing trends, infrastructure and service delivery needs. Help shape the services offered by the city.

We recently offered opportunities to provide your input and combined this with additional research to form draft plans. Once again, we encourage you to provide your feedback on the plans starting this November at mississauga.ca/futuredirections.

MiWay Customer Satisfaction Survey

MiWay invites you to provide your feedback on our services during our semi-annual customer satisfaction survey.

MiWay strives to make your experience better and your feedback is extremely valuable. The survey will ask about your satisfaction and experiences with riding MiWay.

When: The online survey is available for all customers to complete online or in-person from October 16 to November 3, 2023.

Fire Station 123 – Public information session

We’re constructing a new fire station along The Collegeway, just west of Winston Churchill Boulevard. Construction begins in Spring 2024. Join Mississauga Fire & Emergency Services and Ward 8 Councillor, Matt Mahoney at Erin Mills United Church for a Public Information Session.

When: Monday, November 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Clarkson Transit Station Area Study

The City is seeking feedback on a draft master plan for the area surrounding the Clarkson GO station. The master plan, which results from years of study and public feedback, will help guide future development for the area. It identifies:

• Ways to build a complete community with residential and employment uses, a main street, parks and public spaces.
• Locations for new homes and appropriate buildings, heights and density around transit.
• Enhancements for pedestrian, cycling, road and transit connections.

Interested in learning more?

1. Register for our virtual community meeting on Wednesday, November 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Clarkson Transit Station Area website.
2. If you are unable to attend the virtual meeting, a recorded presentation will be posted on the Clarkson Transit Station Area website following the meeting. Comments and questions are welcome anytime.

Mississauga Diabetes Strategy

Type 2 diabetes is affecting a rapidly growing number of Mississauga residents. The City is working with partners, experts and communities to develop a strategy to prevent cases from rising.

The City of Mississauga is developing a Diabetes Strategy that will guide ways to improve how we live, work and play to help residents live healthier lives to help prevent diabetes.

To help identify recommendations for what the City should focus on or create, community members can share their experiences and provide their ideas by filling out the short survey.

When: The online survey will be open until Thursday, November 30, 2023.

Residents can also join us on November 16 for our Diabetes Healthy City Expo, where they can learn more about type 2 diabetes in our City, join us for a Healthy Community Dinner, and provide input at our community meeting.

Save the Date! Increasing Housing Choices in Neighbourhoods

The City is holding an upcoming meeting on increasing housing choices in Mississauga neighbourhoods through gentle density. Gentle density helps increase the number and variety of homes in existing single-detached neighbourhoods over time.

On Wednesday, November 29, City staff will present draft regulations to allow residents to build up to four residential units on low-rise residential lots. This Statutory Public Meeting will be held at the City’s Planning and Development Committee.

Mississauga needs more housing options for families, older adults, students and others who want to live in our low-rise neighbourhoods. Gentle density is one way to help create the housing choices they need.

For meeting details, visit the Increasing Housing Choices in Neighbourhoods engagement website.

Additional opportunities

Budget Allocator Tool

Every year, the City of Mississauga budgets, plans and invests for the future based on your needs and community priorities. We balance our budget to ensure we can afford to maintain our infrastructure and provide services without overspending. The Budget Allocator is an informational tool used solely for educational purposes.

Use the allocator to try balancing a municipal budget. Increase, decrease or maintain spending for key services that affect residents the most. Just remember that you can’t overspend – that would be a deficit.

For more information about the City’s budget, visit mississauga.ca/budget.

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