1. Within urban area boundaries of one of the 3 municipalities
2. Close to 400 series highway exit; main access on collector road; no access through residential streets
3. Quick vehicle access from (centre of population of) all municipalities (30 min max)
4. Available public transit
5. Highly visible / easily accessible
6. Minimum 25 acres to accommodate expansion potential
7. Owned by one of the municipalities and ready for proposed development within Project Schedule
8. No impediments to development (environmental [sensitive ecology, brownfield], legal [zoning, planning, easements], or physical restrictions [topography, lot shape)
9. Adjacent land uses are compatible (recreation, medium/high density residential - away from unsafe or non-compatible [industrial] uses)
10. The site has few or no physical limitations of topography, lot shape, or existing facilities; the site is flexible and encourages good design.
11. Site development costs are reasonable (within the budget allocation- available services capacity and soils conditions)
12. Potential capital / operating cost economies thru co-location with other municipal services

It should be noted that the 50M shared pool under study did not proceed, however not due to a lack of inter-municipal cooperation and collaboration.