HALTONTRANSMISSIONwww.brantfl orist.com/ob905.639.7001559 SPEERS ROAD, UNIT #3 (905)842-0725www.carstaroakville.com547 Trafalgar Rd.905-845-7579dentistoakville.com2212 Wyecroft Rd.SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010ONTTravelARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008Beaver Trails905-842-6030905-847-2595A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 62USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES32 Pages $1.00(plus tax)THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011Literally bargains galoreCouncil cuts ties to Rogerscell towerUnanimous vote rescinds letter of concurrenceBy David LeaOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFTown council has no authority to approve or deny cell phone projects within Oakville and sees no point in having policies in place that indicate otherwise.Oakvilles councillors voted Concurrence meansunanimously Tuesday night to agreement in opinionrescind the Towns Telecommunications Facility and and, in fact, the TownInstallation Policy and a letter of has no way to agree concurrence issued by Town staff or disagree, but merely with regard to the 1461 Rebecca St., to comment.cell tower project, stating they send the wrong message to the commu-Ward 3 Councillornity.Pam DamoffOur experience is that residents all across Oakville are very confused by the letter of concurrence, said Ward 2 Town Councillor Pam acknowledgement that Rogers Damoff, who brought the motion to Communications had conducted the rescind forward. small amount of public consultation Concurrence means agreement required of it by Industry Canada.in opinion and, in fact, the Town has This consultation, Burton said, no way to agree or disagree, but was limited to a meeting with two merely to comment.property managers near the Rebecca GRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVEROakville Mayor Rob Burton Street/Third Line site where Rogers CASH AND CARRY:Oakville Mayor Rob Burton stocks up on his summer reading with the help of Oakville Literacywould later say the letter of concur-is hoping to build a 29-metre cell Council President Bernie Martenson at the literacy council's annual used-book sale at Hopedale Mall. The sale runs untilrence, which was issued by Town Saturday with most books priced between $1-$3.See Municipality page 4staff on Jan. 6, was simply an