RM of Springfield councillors want to opt out of Plan 20-50 [Video]

A pair of councillors in the RM of Springfield plan on bringing forward a motion to opt out of Plan 20-50 when they are first able to.

Councillors Mark Miller and Andy Kuczynski say they will vote to opt out of the plan after a telephone referendum in the area showed 97 percent of voters who participated were against it.

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Plan 20-50 is a long-term strategy involving the City of Winnipeg and 17 nearby municipalities to manage growth and service development.

“It’s always important to engage with the public and see what the pulse is,” said Miller in an interview with CTV News Winnipeg. “This is a good litmus test of what the community at large feels, and this sends a strong message to us.”

Miller said around 3,000 people voted in the roughly three-week …