The Township of Scugog has announced that Community Improvement Plans are now in place to provide financial assistance to select businesses.
It said qualifying businesses would be those which are either expanding or new to the area in both the Port Perry Employment Area (lands between Scugog Line 6 and Reach Street), and the Port Perry Downtown.
It also said since the recent expansion of the Nonquon Sewage Treatment Plant in 2018 (which provides sewage treatment for the Port Perry Urban Area), the municipality’s Development Services department has been very active in processing and approving development applications, building permits, and promoting the community to encourage the expansion of existing businesses, while at the same time attracting new businesses to the township.
Our team of professionals within Development Services is pleased to present our first annual
report. This report summarizes our accomplishments over the past year and outlines our
future projects for 2023.
In 2022, Development Services along with other departments made tremendous progress in improving service delivery to our customers and residents, said director Kevin Heritage in the department’s first annual report.
“The introduction of Cloudpermit software has provided our customers in Development Services with a vehicle to submit their building permit applications online in order to expedite the approval process. In addition, Bylaw Services is reviewing by-law complaints using this software, and the planning section anticipates using this software in 2023.”
He said there will be substantial challenges in 2023.
“But, I am confident that we will overcome these challenges by streamlining our processes and continuously improve our service to our customers.”