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Alternatively they can use the Town's He noted it is the homeowner's Residents are encouraged to call the Town mapping page at www.oakville.ca as a general responsibility to confirm the property limits if they have any questions. road and on the grass boulevard are also in violation of Town guide to visualize where their property line before placing or constructing anything near For information about boulevard parking bylaws and will be ticketed on a complaint basis. ends. the property line. gardening permits visit oakville.ca. A complaint about gardening on Town property recently created a stir on Water's Edge Drive recently. Residents filled in spaces between shoreline stones with a flowerbed. "We received a citizen's concern regarding private plantings on Town property. According to the bylaw, if you plant something without the permission of the director (of the Parks and Open Space Department) then it is considered an encroachment," said Jane Arnett, senior manager of operations with the Town's Parks and Open Space Department. "At this point, it is not about aesthetics. It's not about does it look better, does it look worse. That is not the point. The point is that because of the bylaw, and because someone notified us, we do have to activate the bylaw." Arnett said letters were sent to residents in the area inviting them to remove the plant material by a certain date. Instead, the neighbourhood mobilized and a community meeting was held with Ward 1 Councillor Sean O'Meara. Richard "Richie" Rutkowski, "The residents of Waters Edge Drive have been proudly Real Estate Advisor taking care of their flower gardens both on their property and along the water's edge for many years," wrote one resident to Direct +1 416-550-8338 the Oakville Beaver. "We have spent our considerable time and money to make this stretch of beach enjoyable to everyone who walks here and to promote a healthy environment to all living things. We are proud of our stretch of Oakville." Due to the community backlash, the flowers have been left where they are while O'Meara brings the matter to council for a decision. "We are listening to the feedback. The feedback is very good," said Arnett. "It's clearly a very engaged community... Clearly, overwhelmingly, more people would like these plants to stay than be removed, but at the end of the day, this does have to be addressed through council as there is a standing bylaw." Engel & Völkers is known in Toronto and internationally for its premium Zutis said residents are encouraged to utilize their property survey to determine where the property line between the client services, sophisticated marketing strategies and for representing the Town right-of-way and the private residence is. continued from p.16 Landscaping public property issues headed to council 17 | Friday, July 22, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Oakville's real estate specialist. Food sculptures at South Oakville Centre GE Water will display creative food sculptures at the South Oakville Centre this weekend in an effort to raise awareness about food insecurity in Halton. The event is being carried out in partnership with United Way Oakville and residents are encouraged to make food donations at the site on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24. All food collected will benefit Food for Life, a United Way Oakville (UWO)-funded agency. South Oakville Centre has donated space to showcase these displays. UWO staff said food insecurity is a growing problem in Oakville and Halton. They noted that despite the community's reputation for affluence one in eight people in Halton experience hunger. Food for Life partners with local food banks and hunger relief agencies to deliver more than 175,000 meals a month. United Way Oakville funds 31 local human and social service agencies supporting more than 34,000 people in Oakville. The South Oakville Centre is located at 1515 Rebecca St. 75 Second Street, Oakville, Ontario Offered at $2,998,000 [CDN] world's most beautiful properties. Richie possesses a specialized knowledge of the historic and unique Town of Oakville. As an Engel & Völkers advisor and Oakville market expert, he consults, guides and manages transaction processes from beginning to end to provide the greatest peace of mind. Richard Rutkowski, Broker Engel & Völkers Toronto Uptown, Brokerage 1804 Avenue Road · Toronto · ON M5M 3Z1 · Canada · Phone +1 416-256-7000 richard.rutkowski@evcanada.com · richardrutkowski.evcanada.com ©2016 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated.