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HB NEWS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP PLEASED WITH REGION'S DECISION Continued from page 1 Not everyone was in favour of the amendment. Milton Coun. Mike Cluett ar- gued this path puts Milton and Halton Region at financial risk because it will cause the town to out of land for employment development and urban devel- op! *Something we have been working on as a community for the last 10 plus years is the vi- sion for our growth, the vision for job opportunities and the vi- sion for building a complete unity and building a ety of housing options,” Cluett. “Reducing or restricting the growth of the urban boundary puts at sk a. number of those growth p! Milton Coun. Rick Malboeuf said the plan could cause Milton to lose up io. Pi 000 jobs between now and 2¢ He aia Milton’ 's current sup- ply of employment land would “raid be at capacity by 2031. Malboeuf also argued the plan requires an inappropriate and unrealistic level of high- density development in Milton ind other areas of Halton. He pointed out the Frogres: sive Conservatives ran platform of growth in the recent provincial election and said Halton creating a growth plan that restricts urban boundary expansion may result in Queen's Park imposing a growth plan of their own on Halton. ‘ilton Coun. Colin Best pointed to regional staff reports that say there is more than enough land within the urban boundaries to accommodate Halton's employment and resi- dential growth for the next 20 ears. "In terms of costing, sprawl costs more than more intense developments and also the in- dustrial/commercial sector is now changing to more intense developments, not only residen- KEEP YOUR AN ALL YEAR ROUND * ii HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING casatineatingandair.com tial," said Best. Residents and _ residents’ groups also had conflicting opinions. written submission, the wou "stop Sprawl Halton said cerns thou: resi- dents have Sas od eee the climate emergency and the loss of prime agricultural land are very pleased that Halton council recognizes that manda Kunica stated in a written submission that she supports the Town of Halton Hills’ vision to grow by adding new employment lands, hous- ing, schools anda Halton Region cl hospital. “Iam extremely frustrated by the fact that the majority of councillors in Oakville and Bur- lington are dictating how the Town of Halton Hills uses their UONEH - dl UL | © ze0z ‘ez eunr ‘Aepsunyy, | Halton Region photo. ir Gary Carr was among those who voted to limit growth to sting urban boundaries. land to grow our ity, she s The vote carried 17-7. Rob Burton and Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward voted for thi as did Halton Region Chair Gary Carr, while Milton Mayor Gord Krantz and Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette voted against it. i MB SyA\Y| =] Be ke) $4000* *Subject to availability. Terms & Conditions apply. Call Today! (905) 460-4023