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It’s an election year!

Mike Cluett

That was the comment I heard most last night at the special council meeting at Town Hall.

The meeting started early yesterday and I missed the first portion of the towns report on the potential changes to the official plan.  That in itself is a large post and I will endeavour to get that up as soon as possible.  You can find information on the official plan from the town’s website here.

The second portion of the meeting was the towns report on the Boyne Survey.  Again, a lengthy post and I will come out with more details soon.  Here is the link to the town’s site for more information.

The item that quite frankly, I thought would be lost in the shuffle was a report from staff on the application for market adjustments in pay for non union town employees.  This category includes town council and if it had passed as written, it would have been the fourth salary increase in four years for town council.  Members of town council are included in this category and according to Mayor Krantz last night, they are caught in a “lose-lose” situation. 

You would’ve had to be under a rock for the last 2 years to NOT notice our economy wasn’t doing so well.  Many people have lost their jobs, and companies were closing their doors including major employers in Milton.  Yet through all of the cut backs and job loses, one industry managed to make MORE money over these 3 years.  The public sector.

Milton CAO Mario Belvedere outlined to the gallery and to council last night the methodology of how these pay increases come about.  A citizens committee reviews the salaries and benefits of similar sized cities and towns in the GTA (when you look the report in detail you will see exactly which ones) and then comes up with an increase for Milton.  Some of these municipalities have increased the salaries of non union employees by over 3 % and some a little lower, so Milton chose 2%.

The idea behind it is employee retention.  The fear of someone quitting the town of Milton and going to work for Ajax or Mississauga is so strong they want to ensure they are paid well to keep the quality of workforce here in town.  Don’t get me wrong…I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. 

The staff at the Town of Milton is top notch and probably the best at what they do. 

In fact, I’ll go out on a limb and say they should be paid more for what they do.  Unfortunately we are faced with something called an economic reality…the bottom line.

There are those who feel that council members should be paid more for what they do.  Most of them being members of council.  The job of town councillor (of which I am running for) is a part time position but I am under no illusion that it will be part time hours.  My eyes are WIDE open on this.  Dealing with the public, going out to events, answering emails and phone calls takes time.  I work full time, as most council members do, and that keeps me busy.  My two children and wife will also keep me busy, but they understand what I’m doing and are fully supportive.

Town councillors in Milton are among the lowest paid elected officials in Ontario.  Should they get more?  Possibly.  Can we do it now?  Quite frankly, no.

Again, its that nagging little thing called the bottom line that SHOULD stop a lot of spending like this.

Councillor Greg Nelson put forward a motion to pass the 2% increase for non union employees and exempt the increase for town councillors.  This as you would assume caused a lot of discussion.  Jan Mowbraysaid the increase was so small (according to her numbers it amounts to $43 / month) then why bother making the changes.  My response would be, since its so small town councillors wont notice the difference.

Councillor Schau commented that she’s worried that given the lower than the average salary might deter some good candidates from running in the election.  Candidates, like myself, should go into this with eyes wide open.  I’m not looking to run for a part time position for the pay.  That isn’t the motivator behind my candidacy.  If it was then I should just quit.  The salary for the town council position is roughly $27,000 per year (with some of that being tax free).  If someone is running for this job for the salary….they’re running for the wrong reasons.

Its about leadership.  Just imagine if a motion like this was put forward at the beginning of the term?  What would our numbers be like if the 3% from 2008 and the 2.5% increase from 2009 were limited to say 0.75% or 1%?  How much money would the town have been able to save?  “Nickels and dimes”, as they have been described my some members of council over the years, add up.  Would a limited pay increase caused a massive exodus to other towns and cities from staff workers?  Highly unlikely.  But the “nickels and dimes” would have added up to savings.  Voters in town would have seen council take a leadership role and feel that the bottom line was being addressed.  Only a few current council members actually take note of costs of items that pass every month.  It should be the majority of council looking at the bottom line.

With people in the private sector having to deal with salary cut backs and no increases to their salaries, its hard for them to accept the almost automatic pay increases of public sector workers.  This doesn’t help increase their confidence in elected officials.  It’s just one of the factors behind record low voter turnouts the last several years.

As I left someone made an interesting comment saying that no one on council brought up the provincial governments recent freeze on public sector salaries (albeit the provinces “freeze” has more holes in it that a sponge).  Discussion was had on the issue for about 10 minutes and eventually passed and will be finalized at the next council meeting.  This means our current council has only had 3 pay increases in their last term instead of 4.

Regular readers of my blog will know I’ve talked about the other pay increases ad nauseum here and here.

There will be those who say the pay increase was small and wont amount to much, but for me its about leadership and confidence.  My only issue with it, it took 3 years and the fact its an election year to finally bring it out.

Milton needs to elect leaders around the council and we have an opportunity on October 25th to do that.  If you are one who believes it needs to change, it’s up to do get informed, ask questions and get out and vote.  mike@mikecluett.ca if you have any questions.

Until then, I’ll see you at the doors.

Mutt Strutting and Sun Burning

Mike Cluett

I had a busy weekend planned  for the family as we had Miranda’s second birthday party at Pat’s hotel (Four Points Sheraton Meadowvale…cheap plug) with family and friends coming out.  Of course she was spoiled with lots of clothes and toys (her favourites being baby strollers and a tea set)  Pat and I spent a good part of Sunday night having tea parties.

The other part of our weekend was yesterday and the Oakville Milton Humane Society put on the first annual Mutt Strutt at the Milton Fairgrounds.  One word can be used to describe the day…success.

The weather looked like it would put a damper on the event but as the morning continued until the afternoon the clouds made way to a sunny, warm afternoon.  Families came out with their pooches to take part in a fundraising effort and to help raise awareness of the local humane society.

For years the society was known as “Oakville & District” which caused quite a bit of confusion for us as Milton was always part of the district, but many people didn’t know it was.  They have changed their name to Oakville and Milton Humane Society and with this event, helped people realize what exactly it does.

There were so many dogs of all kinds, shapes, colours and breeds that lined the fairgrounds.  The registration table was lined with people and their pledge forms and some of the totals were staggering.  I cant wait to see how much they did raise.  Halton MP Lisa Raitt, Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh, Mayor Gord Krantz and Regional Councillor Colin Best kicked off the event and led the group of dogs in either the 5k walk or the shorter one around the fairgrounds.

The food was amazing as the ever popular Troy’s Diner was there with hamburgers, hot dogs and other tasty deserts. Troy’s large inflatable COKE bottle was the first thing most people saw and hearing comments from people walking in, “HEY, Troy’s here!”  You haven’t had a burger until you’ve had a TROY’S burger.

The walk wasnt the only part of the day as there were demonstrations from professional and amatuer dog owners showing off their canine tricks, like frisbee catching and dancing.  The day could only be described as a success by those who attended.  Speaking with a lot of people there, I heard that they cant wait for next year.  A big congratulations goes to the organizers of the event…well done.

Taking advantage of the great weather, Anthony and I decided to head out and go door knocking on Freeman Trail…until he ended up at his friends house.  Then I lost my volunteer because in his words “this is more fun Dad”

With the good weather I was able to talk to a lot of people  who were working on their cars, cleaning out their garage, or just sitting on their porch reading  a book.  Most people I did speak with were shocked that I was out early in the year, seeing how the election is in October.  There are a lot of homes to visit and Ive been getting an early start on the campaign trail.  My commitment is to knock on every door in the ward personally and speak to as many voters as possible.

Its not just for the election, as one of my campaign promises is to continue to visit the doors in between election campaigns.  There are a few people from residents to political vetrans who think thats a tall order but its part of the game and what our elected officials SHOULD do on a regular basis.  In many cases, your councillor and local level of government has the most impact on our day to day lives from by laws, property taxes and other services.  Your councillor should be accessible and most times are peoples first phone call. 

Some of the issues that were brought up during the day was traffic problems at Louis St Laurent and Thompson Road and the need for some kind of cross walk near the Metro plaza so people on both sides of Thompson Road can safely cross the street.  Traffic lights at LSL and Thompson Road are in the works and staff are doing counts to make sure they can make that intersection a safe one.  In order for it to happen, we need to keep up the pressure and your council representative needs to speak out on your behalf.

During that part of the afternoon I got ready to go home with a few future lawn sign locations and some commitments from people that they will indeed come out to vote for me on election day.  Their support is humbling and I look forward to speaking with more as the months, weeks and days go on.

The one thing I did forget during the day was sunscreen as Anthony and Pat reminded me when I got home.  My head, face and arms were quite red and I didnt feel it until later in the evening.  Must remember to keep some in the car.

Over the next day or so, I will endevour to get some pictures of the event posted for my site.  Until then, I’ll see you at the doors.

Mayor Krantz to run in 2010

Mike Cluett

Its getting close to election time, as you can tell by many of the comments on  my blog the last few weeks.  Who is going to be running where and for what positions seems to be a hot topic.

With a new ward system in place, possible date change of the election and a number of other issues coming to the surface many people will be paying attention to the upcoming campaigns.  Nominations open in January for the open positions as there looks to be quite a few changes coming for Milton Town Council.

This week Mayor Gord Krantz answered the question in an article by Melanie Hennessey of the Milton Canadian Champion. 

 
 

Olympic Pride in Milton

Mike Cluett

Thousands of Miltonians lined Main Street early in the morning today in Milton to catch a glimpse of the Olympic torch as it makes it way through the GTA and beyond.

There was definatley a chill in the air as people huddled closely to the edge of the street waiting for some sign the torch and the runners were on their way.  Miranda was taking in the festivities with a look of wonderment in her eyes, not really sure what was going on.  Anthony on the other hand was bundled up and poked his head out to the street eagerly waiting to see history in the making. 

Christmas carols her heard, as choirsters brought out the holiday spirit of the people along the road.  Mayor Gord Krantz and Halton MP Lisa Raitt were in front of Knox Prespyterian Church to greet CTV weather guy Tom Brown as he cheerfully brought the flame to be handed off.

The cheers got louder as the motorcade made its way down the street, the first car with a flashing sign saying the torch will be here in 5 minutes.  Not to forget the sponsors of the event, a large COKE truck with singers cheering on the crowd and the RBC part of the parade announcing that “its coming”.  Another Milton blogger Jennifer Smith was there recording the event on video, so look to her blog for her updates as well.

A smiling Tom Brown feeling the effects of the cold greeted  the Mayor and MP and lit the next torch.  As the new torch was being lit, the people surrounding the area broke into a warm rendition of “OH CANADA”.

Brenda Wilson (thanks Steve!) finished up and made her way down Main Street to the next stop 300 meters away.  The cheers of the crowd were deafening as the route closed up and as soon as it was here, it was gone.

It definately was history in the making as we dont know when or if the torch will ever make its way back to Milton again.  There were many people openly emotional being a part of this great event.  Kids were laughing and excited chanting GO CANADA GO in the hopes our athletes bring it home this year.

Afterwards we made our way down to the Memorial Arena for a pancake breakfast put on graciously by the Knights of Columbus.  Hundreds packed the Lions Hall upstairs to take part in the meal and be entertained by live music.  It was really well run and many thanks to the Knights for their generosity.

Edit:  Here are some more pictures.  If you were there…let me know how you felt as the countdown to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver made its way through Canada’s fastest growing municipality.  These pictures are courtesy Paul Mitrovich, who apparently lost a finger in the cold (waaaaa, as you head to FLORIDA tomorrow) HA.

Milton tax increase official

Mike Cluett

Last Monday night at Town Hall the 2010 captial and operating budgets were approved for a total increase in budget of 3.24%.

As Melanie Hennessey of the Champion outlines in her article today, it passed, but not unanimously.  Both Councillor Mike Boughton and Mayor Gord Krantz voted against the budget because the rate of increase was higher than the rate of inflation.

Good for them!

Mayor Krantz also outlined during the meeting that taxes have gone up about 17% in this term of council alone.  This amounts to roughly $120 per household in the last 4 years.  Although Jan Mowbray stated that Milton has something to show for those increases, the amount is still quite high over a 4 year term.

Jan mentioned that she voted for the budget regretably because it didnt include an increase to service for the new library to include Sunday hours.  Mea Culpa….my family uses that library quite often and is a wonderful place dont get me wrong.  Am I or other taxpayers willing to accept even more tax increases to pay for 7 day a week service?  Highly unlikely. 

Im sure if you had put the question to Miltonian’s BEFORE hand if they wanted a new arts and entertainment centre the answer might not have been what they were looking for.  That project was moved up in order to take advantage of the federal/provincial stimulus funding and rushed through.  There are quite a few better places in town for the centre, and Im quite sure that Thompson and Main isnt going to be the best location. 

Overall, I would concure with the Mayor and Councillor Boughton that this budget could have been better and that the rate of increase should have been closer to the rate of inflation.  As our town growns we need to prioritize our spending.  Would it be nice to have 7 day a week service for the library?  Absoultely.  It would be great if we could keep it open 24 hours.  Is it a priority right now?  No its not.  Maybe down the road when the rate of growth doesnt increase as much and there is more of a tax base available we can look at it then, but not right now.

There are a lot of “would like to have’s” in town.  We would like to have a lot of things, but there simply isnt enough money for everything that we want.  We as a town have to look at what is NEEDED and then prioritize those needs and focus on them.

Here’s the article… once again welcome back Melanie!

Council approves 3.24% tax hike

Melanie Hennessey, Canadian Champion Staff
December 16, 2009

Residents will dish out about $25 more for Town services next year now that Milton council has approved a 3.24 per cent tax hike for 2010.

The increase and the Town’s $149-million budget were given the go-ahead by council at its meeting Monday night. This translates into an extra $24.96 in Town taxes for urban residents and $20.82 for those in the rural area on a home assessed at $300,000.

Of the total budget, property taxes will cover between $28 and $29 million. Much of the municipality’s revenue is money collected from developers as well as funding provided by the provincial and federal governments.

About $70 million of the budget will cover next year’s operating expenses, while more than $78 million is slated for capital projects — the largest capital budget that’s ever been approved by council.

Funding has been allocated for 77 new projects, including $36 million in land and buildings, $32 million in roads and $5 million in parks and trails.

The capital program is being boosted by stimulus money coming from the upper levels of government. The Town has been approved for $33.5 million in stimulus cash, which allows it to advance five major projects that weren’t originally scheduled to start until 2011 or later. The projects include a new visual arts centre and central library and an expansion to the Milton Sports Centre. They must be built by March 31, 2011 under stimulus funding rules.

The budget was supported by the majority of council, with the exception of Ward 2 Councillor Mike Boughton and Mayor Gord Krantz.

Boughton told the Champion after the meeting that he voted against the budget because the tax increase for next year is above the rate of inflation.

“I stated earlier this year that I wouldn’t go any higher than the rate of inflation, and I’m standing by that principle,” he said.

Krantz, who has long been a supporter of keeping tax increases at the rate of inflation, shared similar sentiments. He also pointed out to council that it has increased local residents’ taxes by almost $120 in its term of office, or about 17 per cent.

“It’s very easy for us to say it’s only five or 10 cents more on this or that, but it builds up to $120,” he said. “That’s pretty huge, and it compounds itself.”

Ward 3 Councillor Jan Mowbray contended the extra $120 has helped with things like creating a branch library and hiring more full-time firefighters.

“We’ve got something to show for it,” she said.

Mowbray voted in favour of the budget, but with reservations, she said. The budget didn’t include extra library hours, which she said residents were calling for. “The public wants more for what their tax dollars are giving them.”

At last week’s budget committee meeting, councillors were presented with a proposed 2.98 per cent tax increase by staff. The committee voted to include an extra $70,000 in the operating budget for transit service enhancements, bringing the tax increase up to 3.24 per cent.

The transit improvements include a high school tripper program that’s catered to afternoon school bell times and higher frequency service levels on prime transit routes.

The committee also supported advancing construction of Louis St. Laurent Boulevard from Bronte Street to Regional Road 25 — work that wasn’t slated to get underway until 2011. It added about $6 million to the 2010 capital budget.

Motions to include the transit initiatives and the roadwork were made by Ward 4 councillors Wendy Schau and Paul Scherer respectively.

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Top 5 projects

• Milton Sports Centre expansion — $12.7 million

• Arts and entertainment centre construction — $8.1 million

• Main Street grade separation at railroad tracks — $7.9 million

• Bronte Street reconstruction from Louis St. Laurent Boulevard to Derry Road — $6.4 million

• Louis St. Laurent Boulevard construction from Bronte Street to Regional Road 25 — $5.9 million.

Melanie Hennessey can be reached at mhennessey@miltoncanadianchampion.com .

Cap'n Krantz and Shipmate Day & Derry Green Update

Mike Cluett

Sifting through some of the older editions of the Milton Canadian Champion, I found this article from Tim Foran about a spirited discussion on growth a couple of town council meetings ago. Just goes to show that the battle between “growth vs no growth” still rages on in the council chambers. 

I dont know about you but I really enjoy Tim’s point of view…sometimes not quite agreeing with him, but he is definitely detailed and thorough.

Here’s the article.

Cap’n Krantz spars shipmate Day on Milton’s voyage

Tim Foran, Foran Affairs

Published on Oct 30, 2009

The resurrection of an old but tired battle was played out between two older but spirited warriors at Milton’s council session Monday night.

Councillor Rick Day, who’s been around more than his surname indicates, woke himself and kicked off the kerfuffle during debate of a fiscal analysis that estimates Milton’s taxes would have to rise about 1.8 per cent a year above inflation between 2021 and 2031 to pay for the growth currently being planned for that time period. That’s actually less than the 2.5 per cent increase estimated for the growth currently under construction in the southwest and west ends of town, noted the Town’s treasurer Linda Leeds.

In mischievous spirits, Day, likening the analysis to a ‘doomsday report’, put the question to Leeds:

“Are all these problems related to growth?” a question that elicited an awkward silence amongst the assembled.

Leeds, ever the civil servant, hesitated to reply, wary of feeding a political agenda.

“It’s an easy answer,” Day pushed, smiling. “One syllable; three letters, not two.”

“You’re killing me,” Leeds finally replied, laughing.

“None of us are proud to be the fastest growing municipality in Canada, we’re embarrassed by it,” Day continued, getting serious.

That shot across the bow of the good ship Milton, in particular pro-growth Cap’n Krantz, drew a proportional response.

Noting Milton’s residential property tax rate is the second lowest in the GTA after Toronto, Krantz defended the Town’s containment of service levels the past decade: “In my opinion, over the years the councils have made some pretty wise decisions.”

In reality, both men are correct.

Day’s implied position that something has been lost here beyond dollars — perhaps not the community spirit, but the small town feel — is believed by those who engage in old vs. new Milton debates.

But Krantz’s push more than a decade ago to bring up The Big Pipe — the Lake Ontario water that allowed growth — was a recognition of the inevitable expansion of Milton, though it likely moved up the process a decade or so.

It’s time though for these old foes to scabbard their swords and pull out a pen; to work on finding a way to make new Milton work as well as the old one; to stop signing off on development applications on paper and then letting the bureaucrats deal with them; to get involved in the design of these multiple thousand-home communities – from the street layout to the driveway lengths to the placement of drive-thrus, noise fences, and even a store residents can walk to for milk.

And speaking of growth, there is a public meeting at the Town Hall Chambers on November 16th at 730pm regarding the new development plan for the area east of James Snow Parkway.  There are lots of changes coming down the pike and if you live in the area, like I do, its best to be informed of those changes.

You can find out more about the Derry Green Business Park proposals on the Milton website under projects.  Here’s that link.  The details of the public notice can be found here as well.

TOWN OF MILTON

DERRY GREEN CORPORATE BUSINESS PARK

SECONDARY PLAN & RELATED STUDIES

STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING

1. BACKGROUND

The Town of Milton and the Region of Halton have been involved in the Halton Urban Structure Plan (HUSP) – a strategy for managing Regional and local growth for the next 20 years. In relation to the proposed growth, the Milton Official Plan provides for approximately 2000 hectares (4940 acres) of additional land for new growth, which is referred to as the “Urban Expansion Area”. Milton Council and Regional Council ratified a plan for the phasing of this new growth in May and June 1998 respectively. The first phase of employment development in the 401 Industrial/Business Park Secondary Plan Area is currently underway. The Derry Green Corporate Business Park lands (see map) represent Phase II of the proposed employment development.

In accordance with the policies of the Milton Official Plan and HUSP, the Town of Milton is currently preparing for the development of the Derry Green Corporate Business Park lands through the preparation of a secondary plan and supporting background studies.

Study Area:

The purpose and current status of the various studies is as follows:

The Study Area includes the area within the Milton Urban Expansion Area, bounded by Highway 401, the Middle Branch of Sixteen Mile Creek (west edge of floodplain); Sixth Line; Centre Tributary of the Middle Branch of the Sixteen Mile Creek (north edge of floodplain); and James Snow Parkway. Derry Green Corporate Business Park Secondary Plan

The Derry Green Corporate Business Park Secondary Plan is being carried out in accordance with Sections 17 and 21 of the

Planning Act, and the policies of the Town of Milton and Region of Halton Official Plans. A draft secondary plan has been prepared for public review which provides detailed policies on matters such as land use, urban form and design, transportation, servicing including stormwater management, and other related issues. Master Transportation/Transit Plan

The Derry Green Corporate Business Park Master Transportation/Transit Plan (MTTP) is being prepared in conjunction with the Derry Green Corporate Business Park Secondary Plan and related studies. The Master Transportation/Transit Plan is being carried out in accordance with approved procedures contained in the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Road Projects. The MTTP defines a functional road network with the study area, provides long-term need and justification for major transportation improvements serving the study area, and identifies transit opportunities and major transportation improvements for implementation over the next 15 to 20 years.

Sixteen Mile Creek Subwatershed Update Study and Functional Stormwater and Environmental Management Strategy

The above-noted studies are being carried out in accordance with approved procedures contained in the MEA Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Sewage and Water Projects, June 2000 as Updated 2007. These studies which have been prepared in draft for public review provide general guidance with respect to stormwater and environmental management. They provide an evaluation of various stormwater management and servicing strategies for the Secondary Plan area, and recommend a preferred environmental and stormwater management servicing plan.Study Area

: The study area for the subwatershed and environmental studies includes the secondary planning area, as well as the external area draining to it and the downstream part of the associated subwatersheds. The study area includes the East Branch of the Sixteen-Mile Creek. See map attached showing the East Branch of the Sixteen-Mile Creek and the Functional Stormwater and Environmental Strategy area under study within this secondary planning exercise. Functional Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan

The Functional Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan is being carried out in accordance with approved procedures contained in the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Sewage and Water Projects. The purpose of the study is to prepare a detailed Functional Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan, which in conjunction with the Secondary Plan will be used as a basis for development in the Derry Green Corporate Business Park Secondary Plan area.

2. PUBLIC INPUT

Public consultation is an essential component of the preparation of the secondary plan and related studies. Members of the public wishing to obtain further information with respect to the secondary plan preparation and background studies should contact the Planning & Development Department at 905-878-7252 x2398.

Copies of the draft secondary plan and draft information related to the background studies will be available for review as of Members of the public, who wish to participate in these undertakings and require notification of future public meetings or other matters related to the study, should contact Bronwyn Parker, Policy Planner at (905) 878-7252 x2307 or at the address noted below. Written submissions regarding the draft Secondary Plan and Related Studies should be submitted to the Town prior to

Ms. Barbara Koopmans, Senior Manager of Planning Policy

Planning and Development Department

150 Mary Street, Milton, Ontario L9T 6Z5

Tel: 905-878-7252 ext. 2304 Fax: 905-876-5024

E-mail:

3. STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING – DERRY GREEN CORPORATE BUSINESS PARK SECONDARY PLAN & RELATED STUDIES

October 26, 2009 in the Planning & Development Department, (2nd Floor, Town Hall East), 150 Mary Street, at the Milton Public Library or on-line at www.milton.ca under the “Business Park II” link off the ‘Projects’ page (draft secondary plan is the only document available on-line). November 24, 2009 and should be directed to: Barb Koopmans The public is invited to attend a statutory public meeting as follows:

Place: Milton Town Hall, 150 Mary Street, Milton

Date: Monday, November 16, 2009

Time: Public Meeting 7:30 p.m. (Council Chambers)

Purpose of Meeting:

The meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to review and discuss the draft Secondary Plan & Related Studies formally with Town staff, the consultants and Council. Secondary Plan and Supporting Studies Available For Review:

Copies of the draft Secondary Plan and background papers completed to date will be available for review as of October 26, 2009, in the Planning & Development Department, (2nd Floor, Town Hall East), 150 Mary Street, at the Milton Public Library or on-line at www.milton.ca under the ‘Projects’ page, “Business Park II” link. Written Submissions:

Written submissions should be made prior to November 24, 2009 to the attention of Ms. Barbara Koopmans as noted above.