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Glen Abbey heads back to OMB by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 7 | Thursday October 12, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insidehalton.com The fate of Glen Abbey Golf Course will soon be before an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) judge. In a press release issued Tuesday, Oct. 10, golf course owner ClubLink announced it had filed an appeal of Oakville council's unanimous Sept. 27 decision to refuse the golf giant's application to construct 3,222 residential units, 69,000 sq. ft of commercial/retail space and 107,000 sq. ft of office space on the property at 1333 Dorval Dr. Oakville's Town Clerk will forward the appeal to the OMB, which will then schedule a hearing. "We are not surprised. The Town will be vigorously defending Council's decisions," said Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. An Oakville Planning and Development Council meeting concerning the ClubLink application lasted for two nights and heard from approximately 25 delegations. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton called the ClubLink proposal an attack on the Livable Oakville Plan, which was created by the town and the community to guide growth. Town staff advised council to refuse the application on the grounds the golf course is a site of significance to the town's cultural heritage. On Aug. 21, council voted unanimously to issue a notice of intention to designate the 229acre property under the Ontario Heritage Act. Town staff also noted the proposed development is so large in scale it would constitute an unplanned growth area, which the Town has no infrastructure in place to accommodate. ClubLink lawyer Mark Flowers has argued the Town's attempt to designate the golf course is extremely broad and overreaching and could impact the daily operations of the golf course. He said the development would be in the public interest because 54 per cent of the overall site would be preserved as publicly-accessible green space and noted the proposal would achieve a tree canopy of 42 per cent and generate $126 million in development charges. Nearly all the residents who spoke at the planning meeting were against the proposal. Some voiced concerns about traffic impact, others, the loss of a world-class golf course. Still others charged the only reason green space would be made public is because much of those lands are on flood plains. As council prepares to deal with this appeal it must also deal with a demolition application for Glen Abbey Golf Course brought forward by ClubLink on Sept. 25. In a letter sent to the town, Flowers said ClubLink "will be proceeding with an application to the Town under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act to remove the golf course and demolish all buildings on the lands other than those that are proposed to be retained under ClubLink's redevelopment proposal." The RayDor Estate House, which is currently leased to Golf Canada for its offices, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Stables would be spared. Council has 90 days to respond that application. *FREE* INSTALLATION SALE! Safety Cover* free INStaLLatIoN* 12' x 24' Rect $899 Hot tubS free INStaLLatIoN* From 14' x 28' Rect $999 16' x 32' Rect $1,099 18' x 36' Rect $1,399 20' x 40' Rect $1,599 *INStaLLeD repLaCemeNt pooL LINerS* free INStaLLatIoN* 12' x 24' $5499* *INStaLLeD $1999 14' x 28' $2,399 16' x 32' $2,699 18' x 36' $2,999 20' x 40' $3,499 *INStaLLeD 504 IROQUOIS SHORE ROAD, UNIT #1, OAKVILLE, ON L6H 3K4 905-815-5252 www.leisureindustries.ca *Limited Time Offer, No Dealers Please, Quantities Limited. Restriction apply. Check - in store for details. Not applicable on prior sales. Products may not be exactly as pictured.