Tag: tim foran

  • Major Changes Coming to Campbellville

    The last full council meeting a couple of weeks ago went long…very long by some standards.  It was close to midnight by the time councillors, staff and some candidates made their way back home. There was a public meeting on the Derry Green Corporate Business Park (James Snow Parkway, north to the 401, east to…

  • Town Council Approves MAJOR Growth Plans

    Here is an article written by Tim Foran of the Milton Canadian Champion outlining details on the changes to Milton’s Official Plan. In his article he mentions a local resident Michael Fox that I referred to in my Communication post recently.  Also he refers to comments that resident Steve Camilerri made regarding the benefit of…

  • Speed Limit Change on James Snow Parkway

    There are a lot of drivers in Milton who use James Snow Parkway south of Derry as a route to get home and around town.  That road didnt even exist a year or so ago but has now finished its construction but the effects are still being felt. While this road was under construction the…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…