Tag: milton canadian champion
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Some Ward One Residents Now Part of Mississauga
As reported in the Champion today, a portion of the “ninth line corridor” have now received new addresses. Mississauga Ontario. You can go here to find out the details on what exactly becomes part of Mississauga along 9th line. Ninth Line annexation finalized Published on Dec 29, 2009 A municipal boundary realignment between Milton and…
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Intensification strategy to go before council in January
With many of us still braving the malls and the roads rushing out to get the last of the Christmas presents for under the tree, our thoughts arent usually on things like “intesification” of Main Street. It is important to know that town council will be reviewing a study on how a large portion of…
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Update to Region Councillor Salary Hike
Its gone! Yep, thats what I said. Gone. Halton Regional council, in a last minute amendment to the budget removed the salary raise they would have received (amounting to roughly $17,000 in total) and remains a 0 % increase. While the amount might look to some as minimal it does go a long way to…
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Milton tax increase official
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…
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Growth expected for long time to come
As an avid reader (and participant) in my daily travels to the Hawthorne Villager, the topic of growth is one that never seems to die down. Some like it and some dont. Some want it to stop now that they’re living here and some accept it as inevitable change. Growth in Milton, as with other…