Tag: halton region councillor
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2020 Milton Budget
After hours of deliberation and discussion, our council passed an overall tax increase of 2.83% based on Milton’s budget increase of 5.63%. I think it is imperative that people know how exactly this impacts them and for that reason I am presenting the following stats: On an average single detached home, valued at approximately around…
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Local Matters Discusses Milton’s Youth Strategy
Back in June 2018, the Town of Milton came to council with a report called #MiltonYouth for our review. In that report it outlined a number of concerns brought up by the youth in town including engagement, mobility, opportunities to be involved among many others. To many of us on Milton council, this was an…
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Halton Region Addresses Underage Vaping Issue
At this past weeks Halton Region council meeting, we received a report from the Halton Medical Officer of Health with recommendations for the province to address our concerns with underage vaping. Recently in the media there have been many reports of medical issues coming from teens and the use of vaping products. From the article:…
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Dont Be Silent – Reach Out For Help
Yesterday people in Halton Region were devastated to hear the news of the murder of Laura Grant in Burlington. Today we received word that her husband has been charged with murder. https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/9562419-man-charged-with-the-murder-of-his-wife-in-rural-burlington/ This incident serves as a reminder that domestic violence remains an issue in our community no matter how affluent or challenged it may…
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We Make Milton
Where is Milton going…or for that matter GROWING from here? The Town of Milton recently announced to town council that we are preparing a new official plan. For those of you who are unsure of what exactly the “official plan” is, its essentially a road map and our guideline for land use planning going forward…
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Regional Review / City of Halton?
Going back to the beginning of the year, the province of Ontario set out for a number of reviews to “find efficiencies” in government. They set out to review a number of two tiered municipalities, of those Halton Region was included. In this edition of #LocalMatters on YourTV Halton, myself and fellow Councillor Colin Best…