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THE HERALD Wednesday May 29 11 Page Council Briefs- No opposition surfacing to Kingsmill development The second phase of the Kingsmill development project in the River Drive area of Georgetown appears to have public support At a public meeting Monday at the Halton Hills Civic Centre residents commented on how the proposed 162 stacked would create affordable housing and provide necessary construc tion jobs Neighboring resident Tom Politi told Town councillors the Town is in dire need of affordable housing Without the type of hous ing being proposed the young peo ple in Georgetown wont be able to remain Georgetown resident John who told the public meeting he was a bricklayer said it has been very difficult to get a job for the last six months If the development will provide work 1 support it he said Hatton Hills council has already approved the first phase of the Kingsmill development project which is comprised of 175 conventional townhouses Town planning staff will now write a report on the proposed se cond phase of the development in corporating comments made dur ing the public meeting The report will then be submitted to Town council for final considera tion Parade approved Halton Hills Council approved Monday the Georgetown Central Business Improvement Area be permitted to hold a parade through the downtown core June as part of BIA sponsored Pioneer Days Parking space survey Halton Hills Council decided Monday to spend to hire Hamiltonbased Parker Con sultants to conduct a realignment survey of parking space in the Back Street Parking Lot in the Georgetown downtown core The survey is to determine if the parking lot can be redesigned to incorporate more spaces than currently exists Decision deferred Hills Council decided Monday to defer making a deci sion on an application to store and repair farm equipment on a property on the Ninth Line north of Avenue Council remains irked by criticism Members of Halton Hills Coun cil remain irked by criticism laid against council by Acton developers Edward Bain and Cheryl Smart over councils treatment of a development pro posal for a Church and John Street property in Acton Taking up the issue where it was left off a week ago some Councillors Monday took excep tion to a letter written by the developers to the province claim ing council ran its meeting like a kangaroo court when consider ing the development application last March At that time council rejected the proposal which called for four housing units to be built on the property Councillors have always maintained the proposal was rejected because the proper ty was too small for the proposed development As a result the developers have submitted a revised ap plication to the Town proposing three executivestyle houses be built As well they sent a letter to the province and handed out copies to council members last Monday In the letter the developers claim council con sidered side issues rather than the application itself in rejecting the original proposal As the couple point out in the letter one councillor asked if the property was suitable for a halfway house At Mondays meeting Acton Councillor Rick Bonnette acknowledged he made the com ment He said he took exception to the comments inclusion in the letter because the halfway house idea came from a report authored by the developers architect Perhaps they the developers didnt read their own submissions said Councillor Bonnette The Acton councillors also took exception to certain comments in the letter he referred to as threats against council He was referring to the developers statement they would ignore the Towns rejection of the original proposal and Ontario Municipal Board approval for the four units if council rejects the revised application The OMB is the final arbitrator on development applications Councillor suggested council defer holding a public meeting on the revised applica tion until September Since the application is controversial and neighboring residents are con cerned about the development of the property its more ap propriate to hold the puhlic meeting in September said Mr Bonnette The councillor was concerned over the fact that if the public meeting is held during the sum mer many residents will be unable to attend because they will be on vacation Councillor was quick to point out council has taken similar action on at least two other applications Mayor Russ Miller also in dicated a letter from the neighboring residents making the same request had recently been submitted to the Town Despite the request Council elected to have the public meeting in June In support of a June public meeting Coun Anne said most people take vacations in Ju ly and August She went on to say the letter should have no bearing on the ap plication No date for the June public meeting was given Similarly Coun Joe Hewitt said we are running a dangerous course if we dont deal with the issue soon Special dedication ceremony marks Acton development A plaque dedication ceremony to mark the start of construction of 36 houses and apartments for families and people with special needs will be held this Saturday at 200 at Cook Street in Ac ton Noel MPP for Halton North is scheduled to attend on behalf of Ontario Housing Minister Dave Cooke The housing is being developed under the provinces Homes Now initiative and is sponsored by Cobblebill Homes Cooperative Inc The development will contain 19 onebedroom 15 twobedroom and two threebedroom row bouses and apartments Two of these will be designed for disabl ed residents The million capital cost of the development is being met with a mortgage loan from On tario Housing Corporation which obtains the funds from the Canada Pension Plan The total annual operating sub sidy for this project is estimated at more than It is expected that of the homes will be allocated to low- income people The remaining will be offered at the average market rent for Hills The architect for the project is the contractor is Elmway Construction and the development consultant is tana NonProfit Homes Corpora tion Say it in The Herald I Ladies Mens I Hair Styling III BOOK WITH mm S5u FULL HAW SEDWCt mm 8533461 um Weekly Savings are featured Every Wednesday from miracle Watch for the Miracle Ad every Wednesday in the Herald Council made its decision after the applicants representative Dino told council his client wants more time to prove to the Town he plans to live on the property and not flip it Town General Committee which is comprised of Town coun cillors recommended last week that the application be denied Special garbage collection The Towns garbage trucks will be out June lb collecting garden and yard waste as part of the Town special collection yard and garden waste program The collection day will cost the Town but the Town is hopeful the province will provide the money through a provincial grant If the money is forthcoming the special collection program will be incorporated into the Towns regular garbage collec tion system on a permanent basis according to a staff report Housing meeting The Towns planning staff will hold a public meeting June 19 from pm to pm to discuss the Towns Housing Strategy report on what type of housing is needed for Halton Hills The public meeting will be held at the Halton Hills Civic Centre Delay questioned Councillors learned Monday Georgetowns Construc tion through a letter sent to Mayor Russ Miller is question ing why their application to build a shopping plaza on Guelph Street has not yet gone to a public meeting The concern stems from the fact the project application has been with the Town for over a year said Mayor Miller Town Planner Ian Keith told Council the application has been with staff for such a long time because of the applications com plexity However Mr Keith assured Council the public meeting will be held in June THE INDESTRUCTIBLE SANDAL from Fletchers Shoes and Stuart European contoured footbed Stitched leather adjustable straps Sizes 5 to 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