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The IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 12 theifp.ca Notice of Statutory Public Meeting Concerning Town-Initiated Amendments to the Town of Halton Hills Official Plan (Official Plan Amendment 49) Monday, December 12, 2022 at 6 p.m. via Zoom virtual meeting To join the virtual meeting, use one of the following methods and a staff member will admit you once the item is being discussed: Enter Zoom ID 842 5101 3630 in the Zoom app Call 1-587-328-1099 Town of Halton Hills Council will hold a Public Meeting to examine and discuss a Town-initiated Official Plan Amendment which will have the purpose of making changes to the Town’s pre-consultation process, subjecting Site Plan applications to complete application requirements, and updating the supplementary information for devel applications. The Official Plan Amendment would apply to all lands within the Town of Halton Hills. The Official Plan Amendment is intended to implement changes resulting from Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022. Schedule 5 of Bill 109 made changes to the Planning Act which, amongst other things, requires municipalities to refund all, or a portion of, application fees for Zoning By-law Amendment or Site Plan applications if decisions are not made by the municipality within statutory timeframes. Please note: the Council Meeting will commence at 6 p.m. but there may be other preceding items which could impact the 6 p.m. start time for this Public Meeting. Please consult the Council agenda available online the Friday before the Monday meeting. Legal Notices Required Under the Planning Act: 1. Ifa person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Town of Halton Hills Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Halton Hills before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Halton Hills before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. Any written comment/objection submitted to the Town of Halton Hills regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment, which is being processed under the Planning Act, may be made public as part of the process. Additional information and material about the proposal, including information about appeal rights, can also be obtained by contacting Jeff Markowiak at 905-873-2600, ext. 2296 or by e-mail at jeffma@haltonhills.ca. A copy of the related Staff Report will be available on Friday, December 2, 2022, on the Town’s website at calendar.haltonhills.ca/meetings. N bad = Notification: If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Halton Hills on the proposed Official Plan Amendment (OPA 49), you must make a written request to the Town of Halton Hills Planning & Development Department, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, ON, L7G 5G2. '7-712-2205 | haltonhills.ca COMMUNITY Metroland file photo Community volunteers and Halton Region's first hhreapondlers will be collecting food and uf in support of the George Bread Basket. CRAM-A-CRUISER TO SUPPORT FOOD BANK REETI ROHILLA rrohilla@metroland.com Community volunteers and Halton po- lice will be replenishing shelves at the peeuzetown Bread Basket in time for the the food bank rive record of ‘Georgotom' Real n Su by ing m oo Sol 000 pounds was food this year “At a time when many people are feel- ing the financial strain of the rising cost of living, the food bank has never been so im- portant,” shared a Bread Basket news re- lease. Volunteers and first responders will be accepting food and cash donations at the superstore located at 171 Guelph St. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. erving residents of Georgetown, Nor- lornby and Limehouse, the Bread Basket is Georgetown's only local food as date, the annual holiday food drives have collected 94,000 pounds of food and more than $10,000 in cash donations, shared the release. The registered non- profit charity uses all financial contribu- tions toward providing food for those in need in the community. Items including pudding cups, diced canned tomatoes, instant mashed pota- toes, canned salmon, perk coffee, apple- sauce cups, diced fruit cups, and canned fruits are most needed by the food bank. Cans of meats, cil stews, tomato sauce, jam, cooking oil, herbal or green tea, and baby diapers are nae in demand. more information, visit the George- town ‘Bread Basket website or contact the organization at 905-873-3368.