Residents encouraged to submit survey, share feedback on parking changes implemented in 2022
Cobourg, ON (January 18, 2023) – The Town of Cobourg’s Communications Department is pleased to announce the launch of a new project on Engage Cobourg to gather feedback from residents on Waterfront Parking.
The Waterfront Parking community engagement project is intended to gather information from residents regarding the new parking regulations in Cobourg’s Waterfront parking areas, implemented in May of 2022. The Town of Cobourg is seeking feedback on the implementation of the new regulations, set rates, signage as well as the potential expansion of the waterfront season pass to non-residents.
The results of the survey will be provided to Cobourg Municipal Council at the February 21, 2023 Committee of the Whole meeting.
To share your feedback on Waterfront Parking please contribute to the survey available at EngageCobourg.ca. The survey will be available until February 7, 2023.
Previous Community Engagement – Beach Use Survey March 2021
In May of 2022, the Town of Cobourg implemented changes to Waterfront Parking and the affiliated fees and charges. Changes were informed by the recommendations made in the 2014 Parking Study and the 2021 Beach Use Survey.
Cobourg Council asked the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) “to receive public input on how the Town of Cobourg can manage the popularity of Victoria Park Beach.” In 2021, Engage Cobourg’s Beach Use Survey was designed to inform Cobourg residents and gather feedback on options for managing and mitigating the impact of the high volume of visitors to Victoria Park Beach during a typical summer. The data received through the Beach Use Survey was intended to facilitate planning for the post-pandemic period.
With the support of the Waterfront Working Group, all comments received through the Beach Use Survey were reviewed and a summarized list of recommendations were presented to Council in January 2022. Of the 1,688 residents who contributed, two major themes that occurred were:
Register on Engage Cobourg Today!
Residents of the Town of Cobourg are encouraged to create a profile online and participate in current public engagement projects. To register on Engage Cobourg, an online public engagement platform designed to gather feedback and comments from residents, visit EngageCobourg.ca and click the Register Today! button. For questions or help registering please email communications@cobourg.ca.
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Media Contacts
Kara Euale
Manager, Communications
Town of Cobourg
p: 905-372-4301 x 4105
e: keuale@cobourg.ca