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The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e sd a y F e brua ry 5, 2003 - A 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Public works commissioner explains sewage plant proposal The current discussion concerning the proposed expansion of the Mid-Halton Wastewater Treatment Plant on North Service Road in Oakville is both impor tant and welcome to Halton Region. However, for an effective consultation to take place, it is important that all resi dents of Halton have access to accurate information obtained from the appropri ate experts in the field. Therefore, the purpose of this letter is to clarify a num ber of the issues raised and help the pub lic understand exactly what is being pro posed. Halton Region's mandate is to con sider the infrastructure needs of our entire Regional community, and to pur sue infrastructure solutions that maxi mize environmental quality and efficien cy region-wide. For example, the Burlington Water Purification Plant also provides drinking water to Milton and Oakville, waste from households in Oakville, Halton Hills and Burlington is deposited at the Regional waste manage ment site in Milton, biosolids from across the Region are treated at the biosolids management facility in Milton, and treated biosolids are used for agricul tural purposes in Milton and Halton Hills. In addition, all Halton residents have contributed to additional treatment and technological investments at the Skyway Wastewater Treatment Plant as part of the clean up of Burlington Bay/Hamilton Harbour. And, all Halton residents have contributed financially to waterfront land acquisition and park development. This proposed expansion is part of an exhaustive planning process that has been under way for decades. The MidHalton facility was initially proposed in 1 972, prior to the existence of the Glen Abbey community. At that time, the objective was to build a state of the art facility designed to exceed environmen tal standards, incorporate the latest tech nologies, continue to meet evolving envi ronmental standards, include buffer zones that exceed any provincial stan dards as well as incorporating a high level of architectural design. The plan has always been to expand in phases using a modular design which would accommodate future increases in demand and be able to use the latest wastewater treaunent technology. Among the most important facts to be clarified: · At the final build-out date of 2031. the treatment plant is proposed to expand to 3.3 times its current capacity. Reports stating that the plant will expand by 400800 per cent are simply not correct. · No burning or incinerating of biosolids takes place at the Mid-Halton Plant. Comparisons to the City of Toronto's Ashbridges Bay incinerator are not applicable. · It has been suggested that a better solution would be to construct several smaller plants throughout the Region. Currently in Hamilton, Toronto and Peel Region, plants individually serve between 0.75-1.5 million people. The Mid-Halton Plant, at its full-size, will service 150,000 Halton residents. In fact, Halton Region has employed a small plant approach. There are smaller plants servicing Acton, Georgetown, the older parts of Milton and Burlington. Oakville itself has three plants. Rejection of the Mid-Halton expan sion would likely necessitate the need to revisit the potential expansion of the South East and South West Oakville Wastewater Treatment Plants. · The Mid-Halton option has been through the original and current Environmental Assessment process and has always been evaluated against other options including the expansion of exist ing facilities (Oakville South East and South West Treatment Plants) and has been proven a superior alternative because of its high quality of design and extensive buffering. ·Constructing smaller upstream facil ities would require the construction of outfall sewers to Lake Ontario through existing communities or placing treated effluent into receiving streams in Bronte, Oakville and 14 Mile Creek. ·The Mid-Halton Plant was designed from the outset to grow in modules over time. It does not drive growth; it responds to growth. Every five years the Master Plan is subject to public review and each new phase or module requires a new round of environmental approvals. In this way. the plant has the most up to date environmental technology meeting the highest environmental standards. · As much as half of the capacity of the proposed expanded plant is allotted to service Oakville, including the proposed new North Oakville hospital. · The Mid-Halton Wastewater Treatment Plant incorporates the largest buffer zone of any sewage treatment plant in the Region. The Region pur chased the large property upon which the plant sits with the final build-out capaci ty in mind. · Since the Mid-Halton Wastewater Treatment Plant opened in 1991. there have Jpeen no complaints with respect to odors from the plant. Odor studies that have been completed to date indicate that the lack of complaints can be attributed to the fact that the plant is modem, well designed and well maintained and there fore does not generate significant off-site odor. Halton Region operates some of the most advanced sewage treatment plants in the Lake Ontario basin. The Ministry of the Environment (M O E) sets effluent and air quality requirements for waste water treatment plants to protect health and the environment. These requirements are documented in the Certificate of Approval for the treatment plant. The Mid-Halton plant meets or does better than all M O E Certificate of Approval requirements. Residents are encouraged to browse Halton Region's Web site for more infor mation about the proposed expansion of the Mid-Halton plant. Visit www.region.halton.on.ca and follow the link from the home page to the MidHalton Wastewater Treatment Plant. Here, residents will find a fact sheet, odour study report, staff contacts, and information about the Master Plan Review. The full Master Plan document is available for public review at local libraries, and at Halton Region headquar ters. and the executive sum mary is available at www.region.halton.on.ca/pp w/masterplan. PATRICK MURPHY COMMISSIONER, PUNNING & PUBLIC WORKS HALTON HaltonSearch.c Jud'ftrdkk'tum \l In te r a c tiv e R e a l E s ta te fr o m T h e O a k v ille B e a v e r. House hunting is now as simple as ABC! A. go to w w w .o a k ville b ea ve r.co m B . C lick on th e In te ra ctiv e R e a l Esta te icon. C. N ow the fun sta rts V ie w e ach p a g e o f R eal E state and find w h a t in te re s ts you. N ow c lic k on the ad a nd it w ill a p p e a r on y o u r scree n. C lick a g a in on th e h ou se im a ge to fe a tu re it. W a n t to se e w h a t e lse the a ge nt has? 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I n t e r a c t i v e OAKYIL LE C O U N C IL & S T A N D IN G C O M M IT T E E M E E T IN G S Monday, February 10, 2003 Planning & Development Council Meeting Council Chambers **7:00 p.m.** NOTE TIM S CHANGE TEN D ER FOR: CONSTRUCTION OF A STO NE K N EE W ALL AT THE ER C H LES S ESTATE, 8 NAVY STREET, OAKVILLE TEN D ER N U M BER: T-7-2003 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 Community Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Oakville Room Administrative Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Trafalgar Room SEALED TENDERS on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road (2nd Floor), Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 until 2:00 p.m., local time, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 Plans, specifications and tender forms may be obtained from Town of Oakville Purchasing Services (Finance Department), 1225 Trafalgar Road (1st Floor), Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6; Telephone 905-338-4197. NOTE #1 The Contractor whose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Performance Bond satisfactory to Town Council, equal to 100% of the contract price, and a Labour and Material Bond equal to 50% of the contract price. Alternately, the contractor may provide an irrevocable unconditional letter of credit for 100% of the contract price. An Agreement to Bond or Letter of Intent will be required with the tender submission. A certified cheque, Bank/Trust Co. draft, or bid bond for the amount specified in the tender document MUST accompany each tender. NOTE #2 - MANDATORY PRE-BID SITE VISIT Two pre-bid meetings for potential bidders will be held on the following dates and times: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. or Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. FAILURE TO ATTEND AND REGISTER AT ONE OF THE SITE VISITS WILL RENDER ANY BID SUBMISSION INFORMAL. INFORMAL BIDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD Tenders will be opened publicly at a meeting of the Tender Opening Committee at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. local time. The Town of Oakville reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the lowest price will not necessarily be accepted. Leslie Brown Manager, Purchasing Services This advertisement may be viewed on the following Town o f Oakville approved website: http://www.vaxxine.com/opba Monday, February 17, 2003 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 24, 2003 Planning & Development Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL O F N O T IC E O F IN T EN T IO N TO D E S IG N A T E 165 R A N D A L L S T R E E T (The B o y S c o u t Hut) TAKE NOTICE that on January 27th, 2003, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Oakville withdrew the Notice of Intention to designate the property known as 165 Randall Street (Part 1, Closed Road all of Thomas Street in the Town of Oakville) originally published on May 24, 1991, under the provisions of Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, as amended. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 29th day of January 2003. Christine Shewchuk Assistant Clerk Clerk's Department NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING A P P L IC A N T : H e ritag e C ro ssin g (C o sco rp In c.) O fficial P la n and Zon ing By-law A m end m ents File: Z .1 528.05 Please be advised that a public information meeting will be held to discuss a proposed Official Plan and related Zoning Amendment as submitted by the above-noted applicant. The meeting will be an information meeting hosted by the Planning Services Department at which time details of the application will be presented and public concerns noted. This meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the Oakville Room, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the proposed application, describing the land to which the proposed application applies, and a key map showing the location of the land to which the proposed application applies can be found below. If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision in respect of the proposed Official Plan and Zoning amendments to the Ontario Municipal Board does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or does not make written submissions before the proposed Official Plan and Zoning amendments are approved, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. If you wish to have further information on this application, please contact Bob Zsadanyi at the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON. L6J 5A6. Tel: 845-6601, Ext. 3041, email address: bzsadanvi@town.oakville.on.ca. Location - The subject property is located on the east side of Reeves Gate immediately south of the decommissioned Hydro One corridor. The municipal address is 1551 Reeves Gate. Official Plan - Figure N, Glen Abbey Community Land Use Map, of the Oakville Official Plan designates the site as " Place of Worship". Zoning - The property is zoned "G" - Public Use zone. Proposal - The applicant is seeking an Official Plan and Zoning Amendment to permit the development of 35 townhouse units on the property. Please Note: This proposal may be subject to changes or modifications at a public meeting in the future. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 5th day of February 2003. Bin Newell, MCIP. RPP Manager, Community Planning Planning Services Department PALERMO AREA LAND USE STUDY UPDATE N o tice of D esig n W o rk sh o p s The Town of Oakville has engaged consultants, The Planning Partnership, to update the Palermo Area Land Use Study for the lands around the intersection of Bronte Road and Dundas Street West (south side). Two days of design workshops will be held to canvass landowners and interested persons for their input. Tuesday. February 11. 2003 - Review of preliminary framework for the plan · 3:00 · 7:00 - 5:00 PM - Palermo Area Landowners Workshop' - 9:00 PM - Public Workshop Wednesday. February 12. 2003 - Review of conceptual land use and urban design plan · 3:00 · 7:00 - 5:00 PM - Palermo Area Landowners Workshop* - 9:00 PM - Public Workshop LJ SUBJECT LANDS All workshops will take place in the Church Hall at St. Jo sep h 's P ortuguese Roman Qathplio Church, 24$1 B ro nte Road, Oakville. (Location shown as "t " on map below). /W p s to a k Trails B/vd r - W \ Q _______ * The intent of the afternoon workshops is to consult with owners of property within the study area. However, members of the public may also attend. Further inform ation can be obtained from the Town of Oakville's Planning Services Department by contacting Lesley E. Gill Woods at (905) 845-6601, ext. 3028, or laillwoodsQoakviHe.ca 1225 T R A FA LG A R R O A D · O A K V IL L E , O N T A R IO · L6) 5A6 (9 0 5 ) 845-6601 w w w .to w n .o a k v ille .o n .c a