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The Oakville Beaver, F rida y M a rc h 8, 2002 - 9 OMB threat has `dock ticking' on moraine plans (Continued from page 1) been earmarked as an employ ment zone, b*t the amended OPA 198 would have kept them residential. Everyone is now waiting to see if either the developers or residents will push for an OMB hearing. "The clock is ticking," said Mulvale. Without some version of OPA 198, Town legal staff said the Town would be in a weaker position at the OMB. "It just shows that people are not prepared to make a deci sion on this yet," said a disap pointed Mulvale. But, she added, "It was very good to get Councillors Oliver and Flynn on record that they were not advo cating `no growth.'" Oakvillegreen has asked to freeze growth in the area, some thing council has not agreed to do. "I know a number of citizens want us to restrict growth to no growth at all. This is not intend ed to prevent growth north of Hwy. 5, but it should be orderly, affordable and managed by the Town not developers," said Oliver. "If we do this properly, we should not fear going to the OMB." He feels the town should At the crux of many council come first in any development lors' doubts was insufficient issue, noting "We should be concerned about the town and environmental information about north Oakville as well as not bow to developers' wishes." the huge public outcry over it. Councillors agreed that the "It's my opinion that nobody Town is likely headed to the has a clue what the Trafalgar OMB either way on this issue. Moraine is exactly," said Flynn, Oliver's referral motion took adding, "If we do precedence over the environmental one from Caster "If we do the environ work up front, that called for mental work up front, I'm prepared to environmental look at develop studies prior to l'm prepared to look secondary plan ment suitable to at development suit the land and not ning, identification able to the land and try to make the of the Trafalgar environment fit Moraine, not try to make the development." Buttonbush environment fit He said resi Swamp and a hos development." dents are rightly pital site in OPA · Councillor Kevin Flynn concerned about 198, as well as a air quality, traffic review of popula gridlock and the tion, employment environment. and environmental issues. "The public is not saying no Mulvale said Caster's motion growth," said Flynn. "They're was a "reasonable stance" and saying take it back and do a bet that other groups such as the ter job." Stakeholders' Advisory Added Elgar, "I don't want Committee (SAC) and to fight the people who elected Conservation Halton favoured me. I want to represent them." passing OPA 198. Mulvale said 1,200 acres of "The best way to safeguard green space Oakville has negoti open spaces is to stay in con ated from the Ontario Realty trol," said Mulvale, adding noCorporation for $1, along with one wants to pave over north other green areas in north Oakville. "We all want to keep Oakville, would, under OPA Oakville green. We have in the 198, provide the equivalent of past." two dozen Lions Valley Parks. Franklin said Oliver's motion "hijacked the process." `To me this is 1978 all over again," he said, referring to a time when Oakville refused growth south of Dundas Street and was overruled by the OMB. Hardacre said the so-called environ mentalists aren't activists, but share many residents' concerns. "My heart and my conscience say this is the right thing to do," he said. Sanderson worried about the "addi tional tax implications" of a tough OMB hearing while Knoll was con cerned "That we're essentially handing the planning process over to the OMB." But Caster said the Town should be in a "defendable" position at the OMB, noting "A referral puts us in no position whatsoever." Bird broke what was heading for a 6-6 tie and voted in favour of the refer ral. Robinson asked that the draft OPA 198 be reviewed by Ontario's new Smart Growth panel and called on the province to end to OMB hearings until Oakville gets OPA 198 in place. k it I t ' s I t ' s A b o u t A b o u t A b o u t C are V a l u e T im e We'll Trade \bu up to I t ' s $ 750 0 Tow ardA New v *»very Sunrise resident benefits from a program of individualized care th a t seamlessly integrates independence and dignity w ith a personalized program of assistance in daily living activities. Founders Club M embers are hono u red w ith a special array of m em bership benefits. 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