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Town officials `disappointed' over loss of truck centre could be dealt with in the future as required, Target still had reservations," said Penrice. property tax rates in the Greater Toronto Calls to Target were not returned. Area and they're (Target) aware of that," said Generally, development of the 401 CorriKrantz. dor has been slow, primarily due to the slowWhile Halton Hills Regional Councillor er economy said Town Chief Administrative Jane Fogal said the Target decision was disap- Officer Dennis Perlin. pointing, at least the centre would be located No doubt, he said, the planned upgrade in Halton Region, which still gets one-third of Steeles Ave., beginning next year and conof taxes, and it's within an easy commute for tinuing to 2014, will help the marketing of Halton Hills residents who could be hired. the properties. According to Town Economic Develop"It's in poor shape and doesn't present ment Officer Doug Penwell," acknowledged Perrice in a report to the lin. council, said the only difBut he said long-term ference between the two potential of the 401 Corproperties was timing. ridor would continue to First Gulf executive be marketed. vice-president David CarFogal agreed. "We just reiro agreed timing was came through the recesthe issue, pointing out sion, and a Halton report the economics of the two on second quarter shows properties were virtually everything is down on the same with price for the industrial side." the Milton site believed But she added, just --Town Economic to be around $500,000 this week Halton Region Development Officer per acre-- higher than is considering a report on First Gulf's price. the construction of water Doug Penrice on The difference, he and wastewater connecconcerns Target had said, was the engineertions and roadworks on about potential delays on Steeles Ave. with financing required on the sites the Halton Hills site with the Milton one being from Calloway REIT, ing farther ahead. Tara mega retail centre of get's timetable is short 100 stores at Trafalgar with a building required by the end of 2012, Rd. and Steeles. Occupancy is planned for he explained. early 2013. Carreiro said the Town of Halton Hills Fogal said Calloway is very serious about and Halton Region were very accommodat- this Halton Hills location, and its construcing, expediting the process for First Gulf and tion bodes well for the future potential of the trying to give Target a comfort level to come 401 Corridor. here. "While it is disappointing that the Hal"We tried to indicate we would move ton Hills site was not chosen (by Target), it mountains to make this happen," said Fogal, did demonstrate to the business community noting that rezoning on the property was ac- that Halton Hills is "open for business" and complished in a week. can move complicated applications quickly "I think in the end, it was just timing," through the process," Penrice concluded in Carreiro said. his report. "The final site selection in Milton, Penrice noted Target was concerned a community that has a similar high cost by potential delays on the Halton Hills site structure for development demonstrates that such as the necessity to get minor variances companies do place a high value on a strateto change landscaping and future waiting gic location in the 401 Corridor." spaces requirements. Target, he said, feared Carreiro said the Steeles Ave. land is zoned uncertainty and potential public appeals. industrial, and while deals, small or large, During the June meeting, two residents had take time to put together, he is confident that objected to the Town decision. First Gulf will market the site. There is strong "While assurances were given that these interest in the 401 Corridor, he said, with its Continued from pg. 1 location between 400 series highway interchanges. "We're optimistic that we'll find someone," he said. Penrice noted logistics companies are generating the most inquiries in the 401 Corridor and "this use is now the new reality." Meanwhile in Milton, construction crews are grading the Boston Church Rd. property, with a building permit already filed with the town. 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