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Where are the splash pads?

Mike Cluett

Ive received a number of emails and inquiries from Milton residents to find out where their nearest splash pad is.  I posted about this last year but its a good time to post again with the forecast for this weekend to be very warm.

These locations are a great way of cooling off on a hot day for our kids (and the parents too).

Here’s a list of Milton’s splash pads.

Rotary Park Spray Pad: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Open weekends starting June 21 to September 1st

Neighbourhood Spray Pads: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Spray Pads
Clarke Neighbourhood Park – South (1170 Laurier Ave.)
(9:00 am to 9:00 pm)
Open Sunday, June 1 to Saturday, September 6
Other Spray Pads (9:00 am to 9:00 pm)
Open from Saturday, June 28 to Saturday, September 6:
• Beaty Neighbourhood Park – North (670 Bennett Blvd.)
• Bristol District Park (920 Kennedy Circle)
• Bronte Meadows Park (165 Laurier Ave.)
• Coates Neighbourhood Park – North (776 Phillbrook Dr.)
• Dempsey Neighbourhood Park (187 Dixon Dr.)
• Laurier Park (756 Laurier Ave.)
• Lions Sports Park (99 Thompson Road)
• Milton Community Park (805 Santa Maria Blvd.)
• Optimist Park (881 Savoline Blvd.)
• Rotary Park (100 Garden Lane)
• Scott Neighbourhood Park East (143 Scott Blvd.)
• Sunny Mount Park – opening summer 2014 (255 Ruhl Drive)

Here is a link to our community maps from www.milton.ca

Community Services Standing Committee June 11 2012

Mike Cluett

The next meeting of the Community Services Standing Committee is this coming Monday June 11, 2012 at Milton Town Hall beginning at 7pm.

This Committee consists of five Councillors and the Mayor. Committee members review all reports, formulate policy and make recommendations to Council on matters over which Council has authority under the Municipal Act. These matters are related to Community Services, Fire, Library, Transit and other operational programs. If you wish to be a delegation at the Community Services Committee, you must register in writing with the Clerk’s Office by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, the day of the meeting.

The following Council Members sit on the Community Services Committee:

  • Gordon Krantz, Mayor
  • Councillor Tony Lambert, Wards 1, 6, 7 & 8
  • Councillor Greg Nelson, Ward 2
  • Councillor Rick Malboeuf, Ward 4
  • Councillor Arnold Huffman, Ward 5
  • Councillor R. Di Lorenzo, Wards 7

Here is a copy of the agenda for you to review.  Some of the items to be discussed include:

If you have any questions or concerns about any of these reports and would like to make a presentation to council, please contact the clerks office before 10am on Monday.  The last public meeting for the Scott Neighbourhood Park was pretty full with interested residents, so if you’d like to have your say, here’s your chance.  Otherwise if you have any questions I can ask them on your behalf so please email me mike@mikecluett.ca

If you cant make it to the meeting, as always you can watch online. Just click on my links to the right and enjoy!

Tim Hortons Camp Day

Mike Cluett

I had a great time earlier today at the Derry Road / Ontario Street Tim Horton’s doing my best to keep up with the line for coffee.  I have been on the other end of the line up many MANY times but nothing prepared me for the onslaught of customers this morning. 

Thank you to everyone who came out today supporting Camp Day at Tim Horton’s and many thanks to the staff for dealing with us volunteers.  All the proceeds go to a great cause and Im very honoured to have been a part of it.

Milton Mutt Strutt Fun

Mike Cluett

Many thanks to Hamilton TigerCat Yannick Carter for attending and supporting the Oakville Milton Humane Society today.  The weather cooperated with us for the walk as Yannick led many pooches along with their owners on a 5km walk around Milton’s downtown area.  The fairgrounds were packed with vendors, silent auctions and a special appearance by Chance the dog.

If aren’t familiar with Chance, he was the dog left abandoned and abused at JM Deynes School in the winter.  Hes definitely back to good health and getting better every day.  Way to go Humane Society.

The Milton Mutt Strutt was a great success.  We wish him and the rest of the Cat’s nothing but the best for this 2012 CFL Season and a trip to the 100th GREY CUP in Toronto!!!! OSKEE WEE WEE!!!

2nd Annual Budget Input Session

Mike Cluett

This coming Monday night will begin the process for receiving input on the 2013 Town of Milton Budget.

It will take place at our council meeting this coming Monday May 28th at 7pm.  **UPDATE** Here are the links to the agenda and reports for Monday’s Budget Committee meeting and full Town Council meeting.

http://www.milton.ca/MeetingDocuments/Council/agendas2012/BC01_May_28_2012.pdf

http://www.milton.ca/MeetingDocuments/Council/agendas2012/CL06_May_28_2012.pdf

Also, this means I am arranging another budget input session for Milton residents during this course of time.  ***UPDATE* Date and time have been confirmed.  The date is Thursday June 14th at 7pm at the Milton Sports Centre Room 2.

This is a time where town councillors, like myself, have an opportunity to bring up items to be considered for the 2013 budget year.  Do we need more transit routes?  What about parks maintenance and weed control?  Recereational services and the growing demand from Milton residents on our facilities/libraries etc? 

During the course of the last few months I have heard from many residents in ward 6 and throughout the Town of Milton about our parks and their importance to our lives.  Recently, I have been in contact with many residents along Storey Drive regarding a playground that instead of wood chips has sand.  Most of the time, that park is not very usable and having sand makes it difficult for kids to play in it.  Through discussions I have had with staff, its estimated that revamping the park will have a potential cost of $25,000 or more. 

Its ideas like that I’d like to hear from you.  Should we spend more on parking control now that the bylaw is going to be changed from 3hr parking to 5hr?  These are important issues and I want to hear from you.

As soon as the date and time has been confirmed, I’ll announce it here.  Until then, I’ll see you at the doors.