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By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff Beauly Place Inc., a company owned by Matas, has earmarked the property for a townhouse condomini- um project. A rezoning application for the property by Beauly Place Inc. has also been rejected by council. A frustrated Matas said that plan- ning staff’s time could be better spent on other more important issues, espe- cially in light of a planning services recommendation that his property “does not meet the Official Plan cri- teria for designation.” A local developer says the Town of Oakville should either purchase a downtown property slated for devel- opment or forget about designating it under the Ontario Heritage Act. “When it’s all said and done, (the town should) either let me develop it or buy it. Why beat around the bush?” said John Matas, owner of 157 Dunn St., which will be before' council for designation on Monday night Last June, council voted to desigâ€" nate the property. but because of a planning services department error in processing the designation, council will have to reaffirm its earlier deci- sion on Monday night. ' Otherwise, the issue would have needed a motion of reconsideration from council before being discussed again. Matas will be attending the meet- ing to argue against the designation. It’s expected that a member of LACAC (Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee) also will be on hand to see that coun- cil upholds its previous decision to designate the property. ' Developer wants town to buy property , . or leave 1t alone “Someone (at the town) is relent- lessly trying to designate this proper- ty, but no one wants to tell me why,” said Matas, who wants the matter be referred to the. Ontario Municipal is pleased to announce the official opening of its Oakville Branch located at: ‘ The Oakville Corporate Centre 700 Dorval Drive, Suite 200 Telephone: 849-8666 Margaret Smith, Branch Manager Chris Maher Faith Moffatt Jasmine Rendulich Judy Williams 180 King St. 5.; Suite 140 Waterloo (5 19) 745-735 1 AFP Moneystrat Inc. Head Office: Matas said the town’s position makes even less sense considering his property has been appraised at $900,000, which is what it would cost the town if it decides to purchase the property. Board. “If the town buys the property it will impact on the taxpayers. Why are we going through all of this if I’ve displayed that I want to develop the property?” If the development were to go ahead, it would mean instant revenue to the town of $150,000 in develop- ment fees and an annual revenue of $28,000 in property taxes, said Matas. “I want councillors to be aware that tax dollars are being spent frivolously and constituents in the those wards know as well,” he said. Matas said he, as well as neigh- boring propexty owners, are deter- mined to fight the town “tooth and nail” on its plans to declare the area a heritage district. The $40,000 study is being under- taken because of concern that a num- ber of heritage buildings in the dis- trict may be lost to development. The properties are located within the proposed Third Heritage District Study area, which covers a 450-acre (180-hectare) area bounded on the south by Lakeshore Road East; on the west by the Sixteen Mile Creek and Dunn Street; on the northwest by Trafalgar Road; on the north by the Canadian National Railway tracks; and on the east by Chartwell Road. “(Property owners) will never get to develop their properties” if the study goes through, Matas said. “It’s a double whammy.” Matas’ explained, however, that his property won’t be affected by the study, which is months away from completion, because his rezoning and development applications are pre- dated to September of 1991. *«i«¥««*¥«*««¥««i«*«*«*«**«i«««« *««««*¥«««**««***««¥¥«i«*¥««««*« Over the Christmas season, Downtown’s windows were being watched very closely. But no one’s was watched as often as one window in particular. Downtown’s “Looking At Christmas” window contest winner was Murron’s CabineTree at 259 Lakeshore Road East! All those passing by took delight in watching the busy operations of Santa’s Workshop. Many said the window was what you expected to see in the department stores of Toronto something you would have made a special trip into the city, just to look at! W Discover Downtown Oakville always doing more for you! For more information on downtown’s exciting line-up for 1993, call the BIA at (416) 844-4520! The Right Choice ForA Bright Future Entrance Exams for Grades 7-13/OAC and Scholarship Exams for Grades 7 and 9 will be held on January 23, 1993. At Appleby, the emphasis is on intellectual growth and character development. With small class sizes of boys and girls from Grade Seven to university entrance (OAC), each child receives the individual attention needed to reach his/ her full. potential. We believe our university-preparatory programme to be one of the finest available. Prepare your child to challenge the future with an educa tion at one of Canada’s finest residential and day schools. For further information on scholarships, bursaries, entrance exams and admission-procedures, please write to: Mrs. J, Cummer Director of Admissions Appleby College . Oakville, Ontario L6K 3P1 or call (416) 845-9210 or (416) 845-4681. Choosing the right school for your child isn’t easy. But at Appleby College, we have a tradition of excellence you can rely on Founded in 1911 on 54 magnificent lakeside acres at Oakville Ontario Appleby has a long standing reputation for academic success Extracurricular activities include art music drama facilities for 23 sports and our unique wilderness campus at Lake Ternagami. The colourful window display, complete with moving elves and workshop equipment, was a joint effort between staff and owners of Murron’s CabineTree, Murray Gay Famcombe, Ron Southwick and Anne Bowes. Downtown merchants should consider their windows for Christmas ’93 as rumour has it‘that Murron’s plans are already underway for next year’s exciting window display! Murron’s CabineTree’s victory was by a landslide, with over 189 votes more than the second place winner, Burrow’s Men’s Clothiers, who hosted a very appealing “Harley Davidson” amongst their holiday display. Close on their heels were McCutcheon’s Camera Shop and Tocca Finita who tied for third place. The staff and Promotion Committee of the Downtown Oakville BIA want to thank all the merchants who participated with this year’s window contest and for helping to make downtown a more beautiful place to be during the holiday season!