Vision 2050 Report: What Residents Said About Council’s Priorities in Survey City Hall Didn’t Publish

Nearly 1,000 residents shared 5,000 comments in the Vision 2050 survey. The City shared only a summary. We paid for the full data under FOI so the community’s voice is part of the public record.

In spring 2024, the City of Owen Sound kicked off its most ambitious and costly strategic planning exercise to date. The project called Future Owen Sound: Vision 2050 promised to “create a roadmap for where the city wants to be” and is intended to drive Council’s priorities in each four-year term over the next two decades.

But what that vision entails — …