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Th£ Oakville Beaver, F rid a y F e b ru a ry 3, 2006 - 9 and noted she N o t i n g feels "somehow Burlington has V now that I've allowed high rises to % been tricked or block the lake, J manipulated." Walden said, "We j y t w j i Levey said will have to live with "W * j intensification the consequences g P ® j is directed to long after the develf" m mid-town and oper has made his m ' I north Oakville, money." not the lakeRetired architect f t front. Andy Bruce brought \ ^ ^ "I believe a three-dimensional | \ j g \ developers are model of the propos- Hank Rodenburg purposely filing al, which showed McGinn's home dwarfed by the appeals then going before the three terraced buildings sitting OMB asking for a compromise that would give them exactly what side by side across the street. "It' s a great design. We see it all they wanted in the first place," said the time as we go along the GO Levey. Having attended much of the . train route, along the 'PS j G a r d i n e r hearing so far, Levey said, "I've t's ; (Expressway) as we go heard a planner call the proposed ihell ! to Toronto, but it is in high rise `bird-friendly' and to me I the wrong place. This that sounds like an oxymoron." Julian Salman, of Wass j is an urban, down| town design in a sub- Crescent, testified bulldozers J* m | urban area," testified wbrked on the property for two days and he's now providing | Bruce. . j Bronte resident refuge for raccoons under his mn er . Djana Levey> testified deck. "T\vo days of dozer work and developers like "Palm Place, under the umbrella of a already we're feeling the impact," large organization like Metrus" he said. "Stick to the Official Plan," appear to be taking planning out repeated resident Sue Dobie. of the hands of communities. Levey spoke of a community "Everyone, in this room tonight assumption that the property in knows what's the right thing to do, question, on which stood the for to keep it as parkland and a legacy mer Shell House before it burned to all." Dobie said one only needs to would eventually become a park look at the Canadian side of Niagara Falls to see why. Hank Rodenburg, of Oakvillegreen Conservation Association Inc., testified that coming from Burlington along Lakeshore Road, the first view of Oakville is the former Shell House property, "Bronte's entrance from Burloak is a haven of Mother Nature's best," said Dobie. In contrast to the "Opportunity" development proponents have noted the property represents for intensification, Dobie said, `We have a window of opportunity to preserve a window on the lake." Intensification and transit can't be used to justify high rises, specifically in inappropriate locations, testified Rodenburg. Other residents testified about increased traffic in rush-hour gridlock and Lansdown testified "a high rise at the west entrance of Oakville hardly signals the nature of this community." The hearing continues this week and will include a Saturday session. FREE LENNOX Air Cleaner or Humidifier With the purchase of any Lennox furnace or A/C HOME COMFORT SYSTEM S Innovation never felt so good. Atlantis 9 0 5 -8 4 5 4 0 0 9 HEATING · AIR CONDITIONING · FIREPLACES Call For FREE In-Home Estimate w w w.a tla ntisair.c om NO p a y m e n ts R e a d y Toronto! We've just o p e n e d a Beautiful new store, at M ississauga/O akville a n d w e're cele b ra tin g M etroW ide! : FINANCING , SOPHIE LIVING-ROOM SOFA MONTREAL LIVING-ROOM SOFA compare at $1389 compare at $1499 NOW A i'te .S c iv ir ASHTON LEATHER ROCKER® RECLINER MORGAN RECLINA-ROCKER® RECLINER ANDERSON RECLINA-REST®RECLINER compare at $1099 Monday · Friday 10 a m -9 pm Saturday 9 a m -6 pm Sunday 1*0 a m -5 pm compare at $769 ·See S tore For D etails. A fte r Instant a n d /o r M a il-In S avings. O ffe r d o e s n o t a p p ly to D otted / F lye r / C le a ran ce m e rch a nd ise . Lim ited Tim e O ffe r. Now 4 Metro Stores to Serve You Better. Legendary Quality ... Direct From The Source BURLINGTON I HAMILTON Power Centre QEW at Brant Street ( by Costco) (905)331-7600 BRAMPTON Trinity Common Hwy 410 at Bovaird Dr. ( by Home Depot) (905) 789-5800 MISSISSAUGA NORTH Heartland Town Centre Mavis at Rodeo Drive ( by Home Depot) (905) 568-2211 MISSISSAUGA I OAKVILLE NEW STORE! Dundas at Winston Churchill ( NE Corner) (905) 569-0046 ww w.lazboytoronto.com