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25 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, March 11, 2010 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Notice of a Special Council Meeting Town of Halton Hills Official Plan Review ­ Provincial Plan Conformity In accordance with the Places to Grow Act, the Province requires the Town of Halton Hills to bring its Official Plan into conformity with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The Province has directed that this be completed by June 16, 2010. Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Council will be held on Monday, April 12, 2010 commencing at 6:00 p.m. at the Halton Hills Civic Centre to discuss revisions to the Halton Hills Official Plan that may be required to achieve conformity to Provincial Plans in general and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe in particular and in context of other studies being undertaken as part of a comprehensive review of the Official Pan. The Halton Hills Official Plan was adopted by Council on September 16, 2006 and subsequently approved with modifications by the Region of Halton on March 28, 2008. Save and except for Policy D3.5.3.3 (401/407 Employment Corridor Area, General Development Policies, Transportation) and Policy F6.5 (InterMunicipal Transportation Studies) which are before the Ontario Municipal Board and certain deferrals, the Official Plan is in force. The Official Plan is consistent with the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement and included the basic elements of the Greenbelt Plan pending completion of the Sustainable Halton exercise and the adoption of a further amendment to the Halton Region Official Plan. Given the timeframes associated with the last Official Plan review, the Halton Hills Official Plan did not include a Growth Plan conformity component. The Region of Halton recently concluded its Official Plan review with the adoption of Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 38. Amendment No. 38 implements the Growth Plan, the Greenbelt Plan and the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement in a Halton context. The Town's Official Plan will have to be brought into conformity with Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 38 once approved by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing or, on appeal, by the Ontario Municipal Board. Prior to adopting further amendments to the Official Plan to achieve conformity to Provincial Plans in general and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe in particular as well as Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 38, a Special Meeting of Council pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act will be held on Monday, April 12, 2010. The purpose of this meeting is to i) generally apprise the public of the various initiatives being undertaken by the Town to achieve Growth Plan conformity as well as other Town initiated studies currently underway and ii) provide the public with an opportunity to discuss revisions that may be required to the Official Plan, as part of the Official Plan review. Separate public meetings pursuant to Section 17 of the Planning Act have been or will be held for the various Amendments to the Official Plan prior to adoption by Council. If you wish to be added to the mailing list for the Town's Official Plan Review, please submit your request in writing referencing File: D08/Official Plan Review ­ Provincial Plan Conformity to the Town of Halton Hills Planning Development and Sustainability Department, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, Ontario, L7G 5G2. ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME. DATE/TIME: Monday April 12, 2010, 6:00 P.M. LOCATION: Council Chambers, Civic Centre FILE NO: D08/Official Plan Review ­ Provincial Plan Conformity For further information on the Official Plan Review please contact John Linhardt, Manager of Planning Policy at 905-873-2601 ext. 2294 or Steve Burke, Senior Planner ­ Policy at 905-873-2601 ext. 2254. 31 ___________________________________________ SALE OF LAND FORM 6 Municipal Act, 2001 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on 31 March 2010, at the Town of Halton Hills Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario L7G 5G2. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Town of Halton Hills Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills (Georgetown). Club hosts playdowns this weekend The Club at North Halton will play host to Ontario Curling Association regional playdowns for the bantam mixed age group this weekend and one of its teams has qualified for the draw. Skip Daniel Mikulic's rink lost its opening match to North Halton's Ben Bradley in the double-knockout zone playdowns last month in Milton but rallied on the B side to defeat Acton's Brittany Quinton, Caitlin Elliott of North Halton, an Orangeville team and North Halton's Bradley to win the competition. Team members (from left) are: Second David Jones, skip Daniel Mikulic, lead Emily Peddie, vice Katie Steele, coach Shelley Sheridan. North Halton is one of four sites to host the OCA regional playdowns and competing teams will travel from Shelburne, Chinguacousy, Orillia, Coldwater, Stroud, Guelph and Elmira. Submitted photo Description of Lands: Roll No. 24 15 070 003 88610 0000, Newman Place, Georgetown PIN: 25032-0597(LT) BLOCK 187, PLAN 20M734, HALTON HILLS File 08-13. Minimum Tender Amount: $19,611.42 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. Note: G.S.T. may be payable by successful purchaser. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, visit www. OntarioTaxSales.ca or contact: Simone Gourlay Manager of Purchasing The Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills 1 Halton Hills Drive Georgetown, Ontario L7G 5G2 905-873-2601 Ext. 2210 http://www.haltonhills.ca/business/tenders Current.php 30 classes in Halton Hills for children ages 5 and up! Music Theatre March Break Theatre Camp Ages 8 - 13 March 15th - 19th Still a few spots le ft! Sign up fast! Program l P led d by b professionally f i ll trained instructor. Contact Amanda at 905-877-3344 or amanda@ensemblekids.com. Check us out at: www.ensemblekids.com 1 Halton Hills Dr., Halton Hills ON L7G 5G2 Tel.: 905-873-2601 · Fax: 905-873-2347