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33| The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,July 12,2018 theifp.ca The Ministry of Education has thrown the Halton Public and Catholic school boards the proverbial bone amid the re- cent absence of an Education Develop- ment Charges (EDC) bylaw - but the new bylaw that will come into effect this week does not include the rate increase initially proposed to the Ministry in March. The bylaw's renewal was put on hold since June 24, as the Ministry awaited the new provincial government to be sworn in. The absence of the bylaw has resulted in an estimated loss of more than $1.1 mil- lion for the two boards combined. Last week, both boards voted in favour of the new bylaw, which will come into ef- fect for the Catholic board on June 3 and the public board on June 4. Halton District School Board consul- tant Jack Ammendolia, of Watson & Asso- ciates Economists Ltd., says he acknowl- edges that approving the bylaw with exist- ing rates is not ideal, but says he believes it is the best option at this point in time. "It doesn't reflect the increases that the board needs to cover land over the next several years. But as your consultant, the way I look at it is we need revenue coming in," Ammendolia told the board on June 29. HDSB trustee Amy Collard says, while she supports the new bylaw, she does so re- luctantly, as she believes it is a step back- ward for the board. "Now we find ourselves stuck between a rock and a hard place, where we either can't collect any bylaw charges or we have to take this reduced rate. So, we are pretty much forced into a position of taking a loss," Collard said. While the previous bylaw was in place for five years, the new bylaw will last up to one year with existing rates and Halton District School Board trustees have voted in favour of a motion to work with the Catholic board, the Ministry of Education and new education minister Lisa Thomp- son in an attempt to move the EDC bylaw rates to those proposed earlier this year. As part of the motion, the board will ex- pect a report to be returned to them by the end of October 2018 at the latest. The board has also voted in favour of working with the Catholic board and mu- nicipal partners to identify their options in regards to requesting the development community voluntarily remit funds lost during the absence of the bylaw. "The whole point of having EDCs is so that private developer funds pay for land for public schools and so it would be a shame if the development companies, many who have probably built in these costs already, would be profiting off the backs of the school boards and the taxpay- ers," HDSB chair Andréa Grebenc said. "I hope we would see a donation or a volun- tary contribution of EDCs, as this whole process has been out of the control of the board."With files from Saira Peesker NEWS Halton school boards are hopeful they can recoup the money lost during the period where there was no education development charge bylaw. Nikki Wesley/Metroland Halton school boards take a hit with approval of new bylaw VERONICA APPIA vappia@metroland.com EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CHARGES BY-LAW BY THE HALTON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD TAKE NOTICE that the Halton District School Board passed an Education Development Charges By-law on the 29th day of June, 2018, under Section 257.54 of the Education Act; AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal the By-law to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board) under Section 257.65 of the Act by filing with the Secretary of the Halton District School Board on or before the 8th day of August, 2018, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law and the reasons supporting the objection. The By-law came into force on July 4, 2018 and has a term of one year. The education development charges imposed by the By-law are as follows: • $4,364.00 per dwelling unit in regard to residential development • $1.11 per square foot of gross floor area in regard to non-residential development The education development charges are imposed on all development of lands in the Region of Halton. Accordingly, a key map showing the location of the lands subject to the By-law is not provided as part of this notice. A copy of the complete By-law is available for examination in the offices of the Board located at the J.W. Singleton Education Centre, 2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, Ontario, during regular office hours or on the Board website at www.hdsb.ca. Notice of a proposed by-law amending the education development charge by-law or the passage of such an amending by-law is not required to be given to any person or organization, other than to certain clerks of municipalities or secretaries of school boards, unless the person or organization gives the secretary of the Board a written request for notice or any amendments to the education development charge by-law and has provided a return address. Dated at the City of Burlington this 12th day of July, 2018 Stuart Miller Director of Education and Secretary to the Board NOTICE OF PASSING Please visit www.hdsb.ca for more information. familyhouseofworship@start.ca Services EVERY Sunday 16 Adamson Street, South Norval, Halton Hills Services starting at 10am To advertise your church services or any other church event here please contact Kelli Kosonic 905-234-1018 or email kkosonic@theifp.ca