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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 1, 2007 - 5 More study needed Continued from page 1 Trillium Foundation." "Although we have raised the visibility and importance of this issue, that progress isn't enough to justify continuing based on the requirements of the Trillium grant objectives," said founding MASS/CommUnity Arts Space board member Carole Crotty. The group says it was unable to secure a commitment to land use, capital funding or operating costs from the Town. "As a result, we have no choice, but to conclude that financial support from the Town is not currently available," said Martini-Miles. "Instead, the Town wishes to embark on another costly and lengthy cultural study and is not willing to commit to any funding in the interim." The Town's manager of cultural and heritage services Claire Loughheed is responsible for seeing the cultural study through to its proposed summer 2008 completion, and says it's a necessary step before any building begins. "Until we have completed the cultural plan, it is not appropriate for the town to commit resources," she said. "Until we have a very clear sense from the people who live here of what the needs are, and what the gaps are, it would be inappropriate to allocate taxpayers' money to build anything." The cost of the study is $72,000. "We need to speak to the entire community. There are people who don't want their taxes going towards culture, for use for the arts," Loughheed said, adding the study will look at the concerns of various residents. CommUnity Arts Space did complete plans and a feasibility study that showed "there is a need for this facility, and there is tremendous community support for this," said Martini-Miles. "The existing facilities are not adequate." MASS was offered use of Queen Elizabeth Park High School after it shut down, Loughheed said, but the organization rejected the building because it wasn't in an ideal location. MASS was asking for $25 million for the facility, but the price tag, she said, "might be more like $45 million. It might not be one building we need, but several." Loughheed says her hope is that those involved with CommUnity Arts Space will remain at the table for future discussions. The outgoing board is urging its members and volunteers to throw their support behind the Oakville Arts Council (OAC), as the Town has said that any investment in the arts would come through the Council. "The Arts Council has faced considerable challenges in the past and will welcome any support to overcome previous constraints and shortfalls," said MartiniMiles. "This would help the OAC to become a powerful voice and ear of the arts in our town." It's her hope that the Town of Oakville "doesn't just get a study" out of it all. "(We hope) that the Town of Oakville gets a study that tells us how best to build something," she said. 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To ensure representation from a variety of groups, the committee will consist of one-third municipalities (self-selected), one-third sectoral and one-third general public. The proposed breakdown for the Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Committee is as follows: · 5 members representing the municipalities for Halton, Peel, Puslinch and Hamilton, which are self-selected by the council of municipalities; · 2 members representing the agricultural sectors; · 1 member representing the aggregate industry; · 1 member representing the home builder industry; · 1 member representing the commercial industry in recreation or other interests; · 2 members representing the environmental non-governmental organizations; and · 3 members representing the public interest at large. To be eligible for membership on the Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Committee you must: reside in, own or rent property with the source protection region; or be employed or operate a business within the source protection region; or be employed by a municipality that is in the source protection region; and not be a member or employee of a conservation authority partially or wholly within the source protection region. Please visit www.protectingwater.ca for further information on the Source Protection Committee application process. The deadline to submit applications is October 3, 2007. The Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region is inviting the public to comment on the proposed composition of the Source Protection Committee. Comments may be submitted to sourceprotection@hrca.on.ca. The deadline to submit comments is September 3, 2007. 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