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Town staff, along with the help of consultants C.N. Watson and Associates, which helped draft the 1991 study, produced the study outlining proposed changes to the bylaw, said Michelle Seguin, the town teasurer and director of finance. 3 - Those costs don‘t include hydro‘s portion of the develâ€" opment charge, which adds another $774 to residential rate, and $1 per square foot to the nonâ€"residential rate. A public meeting to discuss proposed changes to the bylaw will be held at 6:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 12th, in the council chambers at the Oakville Municipal Buildine. As well, town staff is also iecommending the nonâ€"resiâ€" dential development fee of $1.82 per square foot, be raised to $5.01 per sq. ft. over a five year period. A series of amendments to the town‘s development charges bylaw could see developers‘ fees rising 100% on single family homes to $9,818 per unit. Ouch! Devlopers facing 100% hike on charges By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff During an 18â€"month review of the 1991 bylaw, it was A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 55 "Canada‘s Best Community Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1991 F0 e ie M 0 e d o ce e ie NRAAA Bill Perras is the epitome of style as he gets in a little practice for the second annual ‘Black Tie Golf Shoes‘ gala on Fri. Aug. 27th at the Glen Abbey Golf Club. Last year, more than $12,000 was raised for the Oakyville branch of the Red Cross Society. Helping out is Mary Elien Fredereick, executive director of the Oakyville Red Cross branch and Ger van Amersfoort, of SmithKline Beecham Pharma Inc., the principal sponsor for the event. The tickets, at $500 each, include an entire day of activiâ€" ty including a round of golf at the Abbey, dinner and drinks at Le Dome, live entertainment and a $15,000 prize table. Only 100 tickets will be sold and half of those have already been sold. For tickets, call Frederick at 845â€"5241 or ticket sales chairman Glen Yates at 844â€"2320. (Photo by Peter McCusker) s C 00 20 1UURIS 10 INUIUdSE It5 annual campaign by 22% with the announcement of a preliminary $1.8 million target at Friday‘s Fordâ€" â€"sponâ€" sored industrialâ€"corporate breakfast. "You could say $1.8 million is a realistic target based on last year‘s results, $1.6 million," said campaign chair Jenny Gould. "However, when we consider the growing demands on our agencies, my dream is to raise $2 million to make C MUICIPAT Because of an appeal brought forward by the Urban Development Institute of Ontario, which represents memâ€" bers of the development industry, the town was forced to go over the 1991 bylaw "with a fineâ€"tooth comb," said Seguin. Highlights of the proposal: â€"the 1991 study included 50% subsidy from the province for road programs. The new charge takes into account the provincial cutbacks announced recently. â€"the town is including major collectors in the charge, (See ‘Déevelopment‘ page 4) of the develâ€" sidential rate, ite. ultants C.N. e 1991 study, anges to the r and director (See ‘United‘ page 5) _There‘s A Lot More To Canadian Tire NOW For A Lot Less _ INTRODUCTORY OFFER Quaker State Motor 0i $ ggvv(;go 10W30, 10W40 or 1 1thm en ® bylaw, it was discovered "the total 1mpact of new growth upon the town‘s transportation network was underestimated," she said. United Way sets $1.8â€"million target for this year‘s campaign The Oakville United Way is looking to increase its annual campaign by 22% with the announcement of a preliminary $1.8 million target at Friday‘s Fordâ€"sponâ€" sored industrialâ€"corporate breakfast. By WILMA BLOKHUIS Focus Editor In 1989, the provincial government enacted the Development Charges Act, which permits the municipality to charge new growth with the capital costs of roads and municipal infrastructure required to service that growth. The town was told By its consultant that "we would face a gridlock situation on our roads by 2001 if we didn‘t accelerate our roads program," she said. "This factor, coupled with greatly decreasing provincial subsidies make it necessary for the town to reâ€"examine the existing policy or face large tax increases in order to mainâ€" tain service levels," Seguin said. SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1993 Today‘s Paper Speaker does everything in a big way Mark Slipp, Investment Executive Delivering a message Pg. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, Kmart Food City, AP, Aikenheads 28 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Fidelity Far East Fund eeesssessesscscsssssescessse (416) 359â€"4633 2327