Tag: milton town hall report
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Way to go Milton
35,000 people in Milton had their say. They want the governments at all levels to make the expansion of Milton’s Hospital a priority…and NOW! The only question that remains is will David Caplan, Minister of Health and George Smitherman, Minister of Infrastructure listen??? Only time will tell. Overwhelming support Nearly 35,000 residents sign petition postcards…
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Time to expand Greenbelt?
This from todays Globe and Mail. With the changes that are being made and expanding the provinces green belt (ie cant build here legislation) it could definately throw a monkey wrench in municipalities plans for further growth. Just a couple of years ago, Dalton McQuinty made changes to the “Places to Grow” quotas for population…
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Where will ward one go
Is the town making the right decision by looking at changing the ward boundries in Milton? By the sounds of this letter to the Champion last week, they might be jumping the gun. Milton resident Robert Harris states that the Town of Milton should wait until the Region of Halton completes its “Sustainable Halton” plan…
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Community Road Watch
With the new school term beginning and the almost in synch complaints about peoples “bad driving” running rampant throughout the town this article by Halton Region Chair Gary Carr is quite timely. Many people I spoke with during the last municipal campaign talked very passionately about road safety. In fact it was one of the…
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Milton’s Ivory Tower
For those of you who havent seen the news, the Town of Milton is making it known we have some coveted land available for a post secondary institution…almost like a first come first serve.The town has been talking about this for some time now. Its been in the works for months and they’re finally moving…
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Look whats coming now
Town council was told recently by the budget department of Milton that an 8 per cent increase in taxes for 2008 and a further increase of 5 per cent in 2009 will be needed in order to sustain existing service levels. 8 %? Thats not a small increase now is it? Back in 2007 taxes…