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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, March 26, 2014 | 8 www.oakville.ca Public Open House Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Midtown Oakville April 2, 2014 ­ 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville/Trafalgar Room Your Input is Important! The Town of Oakville appreciates your feedback and ideas and we encourage you to get involved. This is the third open house for this study. At this open house, the project team will present the project details, review study findings, address public comments and concerns and present the preferred solution. You will have an opportunity to have your say on how we change and improve our transportation system within Midtown Oakville -- getting us closer to our goal of being the most livable town in Canada. The Town of Oakville has undertaken a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study to determine a practical, longterm strategy to guide the development of the transportation and municipal storm water network needed to support the planned growth in Midtown Oakville to 2031. Midtown Oakville is an urban growth centre identified in the province's Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe -- Places to Grow -- and further defined in the town's Livable Oakville Plan. The area is required to accommodate approximately 20,000 residents and jobs by 2031. It is also identified as a mobility hub in The Big Move, Metrolinx's regional transportation plan. This Class EA Study considered a diverse range of options to satisfy future growth demands, including but not limited to: · Public transit system and network improvements · Active transportation (pedestrian and cycling) network improvements · Travel demand management requirements · Land use planning policies · Municipal road network improvements · Municipal drainage network improvements This project is a continuation of Switching Gears (the town's Transportation Master Plan study) to define the preferred design of the transportation and municipal drainage network components, and their related property requirements, in Midtown Oakville. The approved solution will be implemented through amendments to the Livable Oakville Plan and the Zoning Bylaw. Questions, comments or accessibility needs: Please contact a member of the Midtown Oakville Project Team at 905-815-6060, TTY: 905-338-4200, midtownea@oakville.ca or by mail to 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 by March 26, 2014 if you have any accessibility needs. Midtown Oakville Project Team Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 midtownea@oakville.ca 905-815-6060 Suzette Shiu, P.Eng., Consultant Project Manager Cole Engineering Group Ltd., 70 Valleywood Drive, Markham, ON L3R 4T5 OakvilleTMP@ColeEngineering.ca 905-940-6161, ext 436 Originally dated and posted on March 19, 2014. Personal information is collected under the authority of The Municipal Act for the purpose of conducting the Midtown Oakville EA Study. Questions about this collection should be addressed to Midtown Oakville Project Team at 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6H 0H3 or by phone at 905-815-6060 or by email at midtownea@oakville.ca Use caution around Stormwater Management Ponds As the temperature outside rises and falls, residents are reminded that recreational use of Stormwater Management Ponds (SWMPs) is prohibited for your own safety. SWMPs are designed to collect and treat runoff from our local storm systems. They are not safe for recreational winter activities such as skating or for crossing on foot. The fluctuating temperatures, as well as the use of road salts this time of year, can create hazardous conditions and it is not uncommon for thin or unstable ice to appear solid. Please stay off of them to stay safe. The town continues to offer public skating venues at five arenas and a number of neighbourhood rinks, weather permitting. For a full list of locations, please visit oakville.ca Please also speak to your children about staying away from all watercourses as creek water levels rise with rain and snow melt. Thank you for your cooperation. Be wise around water MARCH 29 8:30 P.M. USE YOUR POWER AT EARTHHOUR.ORG