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10 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, January 14, 2010 Sports groups lauded By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION Heritage Register for Halton Hills Council for the Town of Halton Hills wishes to inform all residents and business owners of a project that the Town is undertaking to identify properties of heritage value in order to update its Heritage Register. Residents and business owners are invited to attend a public information session to obtain information on the process and the proposed additions to the Register, as part of Phase 1 of a multi-phase project. The Heritage Register as specified in the Ontario Heritage Act is intended to assist municipalities in identifying their heritage resources, and is not the same as designation under the Ontario Heritage Act , in which a permit would be required for alterations to the heritage features of the property. Listing on the Heritage Register is an important heritage conservation tool, which allows the Town the ability to consider all options, ranging from proceeding to designation to removing the property from the Register. The Public Open House will include a brief formal presentation at 7:00 p.m., followed by a question period. Display boards will contain information to provide a context for the public to ask questions and engage in discussion with Town staff. ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND DATE/TIME: Thursday January 28, 2010, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Georgetown FILE NO: D01/HE Heritage Register Residents or business owners wishing further information on the Heritage Register process are encouraged to contact Steve Burke of the Planning Department at: (905) 873-2601 ext. 2254 or stevebu@haltonhills.ca . The list of properties proposed for addition to the Register can be found on the Town website, as an attachment to Report PDS-2010-0002 on the Council Agenda of Monday, January 11, 2010, at http://www.haltonhills.ca/calendars/. To view the current information on the Heritage Register please visit the Town webpage at: http://www.haltonhills.ca/residents/pdf/ heritageRegister.pdf. 4 __________________________________________ The lands affected by this Amendment generally include all land within the Town of Halton Hills, however the policies apply more specifically to areas identified within the amendment as Intensification Areas, or properties specifically referenced in the amendment. The text and mapping of the amendment will be available on the Town website and at the Town Planning Department on Monday January 18, 2010. The Draft Intensification Strategy and draft Official Plan Amendment identify intensification areas within the Town, in which to focus intensification, including the Georgetown GO Station Area, Civic Centre Area, South Acton (Maple Leaf) lands, and the Georgetown and Acton Downtown Areas, as well as identifying a portion of Guelph Street in Georgetown as an intensification corridor. The draft strategy and amendment also propose some changes to the policies of the Halton Hills Official Plan, which address conformity with the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan and adopted Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 38. In addition, re-designation of the following properties for intensification is proposed: · 127 Mountainview Road, legally described as Part Lot 18, Concession 10, Georgetown, from medium density to high density residential; · 24 Ontario Street, legally described as Part East Half Lot 19, Concession 9, Georgetown, from low density to medium density residential; · 82 to 96 Wallace Street, legally described as Lots 243, 244, 245, and 246 of Plan 1098, Acton, from low density to medium density residential. The Public Open House will include a brief formal presentation at 7:00 p.m., followed by a question period. Display boards will contain maps and information to provide a context for the public to ask questions and engage in discussion with Town staff. ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND DATE/TIME: Wednesday January 27, 2010, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Georgetown FILE NO: D08/IN Intensification Opportunities Study __________________________________________ (Maple Leaf) lands, and the Georgetown and Acton Downtown Areas, as well as identifying a portion of Guelph Street in Georgetown as an intensification corridor. The lands affected by this Amendment generally include all land within the Town of Halton Hills, however the policies apply more specifically to areas identified within the amendment as Intensification Areas, or properties specifically referenced in the amendment. The text and mapping of the amendment will be available on the Town website and at the Town Planning Department on Monday January 18, 2010. The draft amendment also proposes some changes to the policies of the Halton Hills Official Plan, which address conformity with the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan and adopted Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 38. In addition, re-designation of the following properties for intensification is proposed: · 127 Mountainview Road, legally described as Part Lot 18, Concession 10, Georgetown, from medium density to high density residential; · 24 Ontario Street, legally described as Part East Half Lot 19, Concession 9, Georgetown, from low density to medium density residential; · 82 to 96 Wallace Street, legally described as Lots 243, 244, 245, and 246 of Plan 1098, Acton, from low density to medium density residential. Copies of the draft Official Plan Amendment will be available for public review and comment in the Town of Halton Hills Planning Development and Sustainability Department on Monday January 18, 2010 or on the Town's web site at: www.haltonhills.ca/Residents/Planning Services under Intensification Opportunities Study, prior to the public meeting. ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND DATE/TIME: Monday February 8, 2010, 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Georgetown FILE NO: D08/IN Intensification Opportunities Study 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 is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Halton Hills Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and · the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the Halton Hills Official Plan Amendment to implement the Halton Hills Intensification Strategy, you must make a written request to the Town of Halton Hills Planning Development and Sustainability Department, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, Ontario, L7G 5G2. To obtain further information regarding this project please visit the project webpage at: www.haltonhills.ca/Residents/Planning Services under Intensification Opportunities Study, or the Planning Department, Town of Halton Hills, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario L7G 5G2 or contact: Steve Burke, Senior Planner ­ Policy at 905-8732601 ext. 2254 or at stevebu@haltonhills.ca. 5 Halton Hills council recently honoured four local sports organizations for their financial contributions to new town projects. The Acton Soccer Club, Georgetown Slopitch League, Georgetown Soccer Club and Field of Dreams committee were treated to a "virtual ribbon-cutting"-- a Powerpoint presentation with background music of The Beatles' Help-- by Manager of Parks and Open Space Warren Harris, and council-autographed game balls of appreciation presented by Mayor Rick Bonnette. The Acton Soccer Club, with 1,300 youth players, contributed $150,000 to the development of two lit senior soccer fields at the Acton Sports Park. "It's been a phenomenal contribution to the town and I hope to the club as well," said Harris. The Georgetown Slopitch League, with 1,200 adult members, contributed $100,000 to the goal of a four-plex of major diamonds in Trafalgar Sports Park. The first diamond opened in July. Club spokesperson Tim Abbott, who said, "it's nice to celebrate success", committed the group to another $25,000 to help put lights onto the diamond. The Georgetown Soccer Club, with 2,800 players, contributed $100,000 to phases four/ five of the Trafalgar Sports Park (TSP)-- six additional full soc- cer fields and related parking by March 2011. TSP currently has four existing fields. "I've been here on numerous occasions asking for your support for various soccer facilities but I always knew I would be standing here one night to say thank you," said Alice Strachan from the Georgetown Soccer Club. "You've done a great thing for soccer in Georgetown. We truly appreciate it." Finally, the Field of Dreams committee has raised about $385,000 for a state-of-art artificial football/soccer field and track surface at Georgetown District High School. "It started with the community, and it's really in the spirit of the community that the project reached out to form partnerships and alliances with key stakeholders (Town, school board, the community)," said Ian Troop, Field of Dreams committee member. "This has been a dream of ours and it's been a dream about helping kids to live their dreams." Troop said the expectation is to put the shovel in the ground this spring and have kids playing on the field in the fall of 2010. The Town has a long history of community partnerships. Future community projects will include the Mary Street Parkette garden development with the Georgetown Horticultural Society and the re-invention of the Georgetown Armoury building with Globe Musical Productions. STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING Official Plan Amendment - Intensification Strategy Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Halton Hills will hold a statutory public meeting pursuant to Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990. Members of the public are invited to attend and provide input on the Town of Halton Hills draft Official Plan Amendment to implement the Halton Hills Intensification Strategy, at this public meeting hosted by Town Council. Following this public meeting, Town staff will prepare a report to Council addressing public submissions received on the draft Official Plan Amendment to implement the Halton Hills Intensification Strategy, and provide final recommendations regarding the adoption of the Official Plan Amendment. The draft Official Plan Amendment identifies intensification areas within the Town, in which to focus intensification, including the Georgetown GO Station Area, Civic Centre Area, South Acton PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Official Plan Amendment - Intensification Strategy Residents are invited to attend a public session to provide your input to a strategy to identify opportunities for housing intensification in appropriate locations within the Town, while ensuring that the character and stability of existing neighbourhoods in Acton and Georgetown are maintained. Intensification is the term used to describe development of sites within existing urban areas at a higher density than currently exists. The purpose of the open house is to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the conclusions of the Draft Intensification Strategy, which forms the basis for an amendment to the Halton Hills Official Plan, as well as the draft Official Plan Amendment itself. The public open house will be followed by a statutory public meeting on Monday, February 8, 2010. 1 Halton Hills Dr., Halton Hills ON L7G 5G2 Tel.: 905-873-2601 · Fax: 905-873-2347 Gord and Karen Scott of Acton are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Derrek Gordon Scott to Katherine Jane Hillis, daughter of Pat and Wendy Hillis of North Bay. Happy 1st Birthday Maya Love (A Full Crew)