Mike Cluett

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  • Halton Regional Council Raises Development Charges for Retail

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    After an almost marathon regional council meeting last week, Halton Region Council voted to increase the development charges for the next few years.  As you will read in this article, the DC bylaw is updated every 5 years to have development pay for the much needed services the region provides including among other things infrastructure,…

  • Pedestrian Bridge Approved Public Input Requested

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    From the newswire of the Town of Milton NEWS RELEASE April 25, 2012 Milton connects communities with pedestrian bridge The construction of a pedestrian bridge over the existing Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), between Thompson Road and James Snow Parkway, has been approved by Milton Council.  Construction will begin in May 2012 and is anticipated to…

  • Report on Cell Tower Expected Soon

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    Looking at the upcoming reports listed on the Town of Milton website recently shows that there is a report on the Bell cell tower proposal at New Life Church is expected to be presented to the members of the Administration & Planning standing committee (of which I am a voting member) on May 14th. There has…

  • Regional Councillors Debate Development Charges

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    Here is an interesting article from Christina Commisso from the Champion. Councillors debate DC issue Corporate welfare or a tax grab? Regional council was divided yesterday on the issue of charging business owners a development charge (DC) to convert their space from a non-retail to a retail use. The issue was a sticking point for…

  • Are We Prepared?

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    Today I had the opportunity to take part in an exercise at the Region of Halton.  A number of elected officials were invited to take part in an emergency management overview and test our skills on how to handle a real emergency. Of course the emergency wasn’t real, but our reactions and skills were put…

  • Admin & Planning Standing Committee April 16 2012

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    This coming Monday night April 16th will be the Administration & Planning Standing Committee meeting at Town Hall starting 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, the Planning Act…