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BB NEWS TOWN RELEASES 2022 ANNUAL REPORT The Town of Oakville has released its 2022 annu- alreport, which highlights key achievements to goals outlined in council's 2019- 2022 strategic plan. e report, the inde- pendent auditor, KPMG, pared by the town area fair presentation of the town's financial position and fi- nancial results for the past o thanks to years of fis. cal discipline and perf mance-based “budgeting, Oakville has a strong fi- nancial position, as evi- denced by its independent auditors’ endorsement of our current financial state- ments," said Oakville May- or Rob Burton. ‘We are committed to maintaining tax rates at or below inflation, and our strong reserve levels allow us to continue improving ity of life for our Some of the key accom- plishments listed in the re- port include: + Beginning construc- tion of a new recreation and culture complex, and outdoor amenities north of Neyagawa Boulevard and Dundas Street - Expanding recreation- al trails by f five kilometres (km), ne ‘oadway active transportation Gidewalks and multi-use paths) by 25 km and parkland by 87 hectares + Focusing on road safe- ty by implementing com- munity safety zones at 11 new sites and completing fic calming surveys on 22 streets . Improving th the | transit experience launch of curb to- curb shai ide service in ful. ly accessible transit vehi- cles, and free Wi-Fi avail- able on all buses Enhancing digital of- ferings such as informa- tion kiosks and real-time parking avalability sig- nage in the downtown; and afully online system for de- velopment _ engineering, signs and noise exemption permit . Proaressing on growth reviews for met ie and eritage through the restoration of the Coach House at the Oakville Museu: . Promoting a awareness of Indigenous histo. orange crosswalk, which honours residential schoolchildren + Exploring deep energy retrofits and prefeasibility studies for district energy systems, and expanding electric vehicle infrastruc- ture by 16 dual-charging stations m ‘with the success- ful conclusion of the 2019— 2022 strategic 5 - ville made headway in a number of areas such as mobility and transporta- tion strategy. gital fans: formation any cesses and reduction in the a cnerey use," said ief administrative officer. ae Clohecy. "I want to thank staff for their relentless efforts in delivering ‘igh-quality programs and services to make Oakville more liv- able." The report can be viewed online at oakville- oa one requiring pla ‘ext version of the 2022 annual poo can re- quest on iling aie uniaationsoeak: ville.ca. HOUSING UNITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE FOR HALTON The demand for housing continues to rise as more people choose to settle down in Halton. Halton Region recently took stock on housing units in the development pipe- line across the region. Af- ter gathering input from each local municipal plan- ning st gional staff have identified there are 75,355 potential housing units — as of April 9. reaking it down by mu- nici ipality — the total is 32,186 in Oakville; 22,240 in Burlington; 12,308 in ton; and 8,421 in Halton Hills. According to the report, about 8,400 housing units are part of development ap- plications that have been approved or approved with conditions. Nearly 45,000 units are currently under review by local municipalities, while about 22,170 housing units are under appeal to the On- tario Land Tribunal. Apartments make up the majority of the planned housing with 56,867 units, followed by row and town- houses with 9,400 units, single and semi-detached with 7,793 units, and long- term-care and retirement homes with 1,295 units. It is possible not all the housing units identified in the report will materi- alize. The report says the re- gion saw an average of 3,400 housing completions per year between 2013 and 2022. The collected informa- tion will be used as one of the data points to support the region's role in plan- ning for and financing in- frastructure to support lo- p re ment of growth. ATTRIDGE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED ™@ Supplement Your Income ™@_ Professional Training NOW HIRING! SCHOOL BUS AND CHARTERED DRIVERS PART TIME OPPORTUNITIES IN Hamilton, Halton, Toronto, York, Dufferin And North/South Peel Regions. 10], [ole] & BUS DRIVERS NEEDED Drive a School bus and make a difference ina child’s education. SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME Drive with purpose and earn more. Join our team of school bus drivers and enjoy extra pay opportunities. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Attridge Trans, Inc. is providing friendly training for steady part-time bus drivers (and in some cases spare drivers). rtation ional automatic APPLY TODAY Call 1-888-749-1515 or —Taakell mlolesscu-lasglele[—nerelan) Attridgetransportation.ca €Z0Z ‘OL Isn6ny ‘Aepsiny| | seaeeg ey1ayeo | EL woo-uoyeyepisul