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8- The Oakville Beaver, Friday November 14, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Arts vital to well-being of community PUBLIC MEETING North Oakville West Secondary Plan Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Municipal Class EA (Roads) December 8, 2008 - 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Council Chambers File 42.12I.10 Members of the public are invited to attend and provide input on the preferred land use plan including the transportation system at this public meeting. The Town of Oakville has prepared a Secondary Plan with corresponding Official Plan Amendment for the area bound by Dundas Street West, Tremaine Road, Highway 407 and generally Sixteen Mile Creek. Previously, the Town requested input into draft versions of the Secondary Plan and the issues and opportunities that should be addressed. Options for land use and transportation were presented in public meetings. A preferred land use plan including the transportation system was selected as best meeting the future needs of the community. Town staff will be presenting a recommendations report to Council to adopt an Official Plan Amendment reflecting the North Oakville West Secondary Plan including the transportation system. The Transportation component of the North Oakville West Secondary Plan includes "Arterial" and "Collector" Roads as defined in the Municipal Engineers Association's Class Environmental Assessment for Water, Wastewater and Roads (the Municipal Class EA). These roads would be subject to the approval process specified in either Schedule B or Schedule C of the Municipal Class EA with the Municipality as proponent. Pursuant to Section A.2.9 of the Municipal Class EA, the process for the approval of the North Oakville West Secondary Plan under the Planning Act is being integrated with Phase I and Phase II of process under the Municipal Class EA for the Minor Arterial Road (Third Line) and the Avenues/collector roads within the plan. Any appeals with respect to the environmental impacts related to the need and justification for the specified roads are to the Ontario Municipal Board under the Planning Act. The subject area is bound by Dundas Street, Tremaine Road, Highway 407, the centre line of Sixteen Mile Creek and the westerly limit of Lot 25, Concession 1, NDS. At this time there are no other applications, under the Act, pertaining to the subject lands. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Oakville before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) 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. Any submission to the Planning and Development Council, either in hard copy or in electronic format, must be forwarded to the Clerk's Department for receipt no later than 12 noon on the day of the meeting to ensure its availability to the Members of Council at the meeting. Individuals making oral submissions at the Public Meeting are requested to submit a written outline of the submission to the Town Clerk. All submissions should include the full name and address of the presenter. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the official plan, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's Department, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services Department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca as of December 1, 2008. Questions or written submissions may be directed to Robert H. Thun, Senior Planner, Planning Services Department at telephone: 905-845-6601, ext. 3029 or rthun@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 905-815-6053. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 14th day of November, 2008. For more information visit www.oakville.ca or call 905-845-6601 Continued from page 6 the equivalent of a few sips of one medium latté, or an eighth of one glass of wine. To fall into to talking about cutting the Oakville Arts Council's operating money and the Cultural Grants program represents an old-style, faulty, artificial lifeboat decision-making approach -- "tough economy, throw out the arts". I say `no'. We are stronger and saner than that -- we know that we can WARD 5 RESIDENTS MEETING November 20, 7-9 p.m. River Oaks Community Centre, Rm C Ward 5 Councillors Jeff Knoll and Marc Grant are hosting a drop in open house to discuss the issues concerning your neighbourhood. They wish to hear directly from the residents of Ward 5. This is an opportunity for you to provide your input on the issues, challenges and opportunities facing your community. Jeff Knoll Regional and Town Councillor 905-815-6000 jknoll@oakville.ca Marc Grant Town Councillor 905-815-6001 mgrant@oakville.ca SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Saturday, November 15 - 9 a.m. Temporary Road Closures During the Santa Claus parade, the following roads, and adjacent streets will be closed from 7-11 a.m.: - Lakeshore Road from Allan Street to Kerr Street - Kerr Street from Lakeshore Road to Stewart Street - Stewart Street from Kerr Street to Maurice Drive - Felan Avenue from Stewart Street to Rebecca Street - Rebecca Street from Dorval Drive to Forsythe Street - Robinson Street from Navy Street to Allan Street Bus Route Detours: #14, 15, 17. For details - www.oakvilletransit.ca The co-operation of all motorists is requested. For additional information on road closures, contact Bob deHoog, Road Corridor/Permit Co-ordinator, 905-845-6601 ext. 3337. Don't worry about parking, take Santa's Shuttle Bus: The free Santa Shuttle runs every 15 minutes from the Oakville GO Station stopping at all regular stops along Reynolds to the Church/Dunn bus terminal. The Santa Shuttle will run from 8 to 11:15 a.m. Please note that for safety reasons children must be removed from strollers and/or wagons while on the bus. Strollers must be folded and wagons put in an upright position. To ensure emergency vehicle and public access, visibility and traffic flow, residents and visitors are asked to adhere to parking regulations during the parade. For additional information on the Oakville Santa Claus Parade visit www.oakvillesantaclausparade.ca or leave a message at 905-815-5981. still afford the pittance that has gone to support the arts -- in fact, we can afford to give a whole lot more and to do so will not make us poorer, but infinitely richer. Every dollar of Town support is always multiplied several times over by the value of work freely given by hundreds of volunteers at the Oakville Arts Council and the groups that get Cultural Grant money, and is magnified further by other cash and in-kind donations and sponsorships. And this is multiplied further by the economic stimulus created by people who purchase tickets, go out for dinner before a show, take their kids for ice cream after a rehearsal, purchase new costumes, buy musical instruments, etc. Yet the core operating money from the Town is, and always will remain, an essential element in keeping the cultural organizations strong -- public money gives culture and creativity a solid ground to stand on to be able to do the rest. Continuing to support the arts with Town money is a strong statement about who we are as a people. I know that others are going to make the case for why culture is important. I know that others are going to present the facts on how the Oakville Arts Council and the Cultural Grants programs impact on the community. I will not, in this letter, begin those arguments, as they will be made well by others with research, thoughtfulness and unspeakable levels of patience. I simply ask that the Town does not break faith with the hard work that its citizens have been doing to improve this community. I also ask that the whole citizenry of Oakville is represented, and its money stewarded, in ways that makes us proud of the society we are building. In 10 years or 25 years from now, there will not be a soul that stands up and says `I am so glad that we stopped supporting arts and culture.' However, if we continue to support the arts, 25 years from now, as future citizens harvest the fruits of a vibrant cultural town, they will surely occasionally look back and be thankful of what we prepared for them. I ask that council acts as true leaders and uses this time to invest even more in what matters most in life and in communities, especially when times get tough. CJ MARTIN 25 For more information visit www.oakville.ca or call 905-845-6601