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4- The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 29, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com With Option 3 the timetable is short Continued from page 2 said the provincial cash would likely be ideal for the QEP project. "For about what the province has given us, we could renovate this," he said. "Individual councillors and I have been chatting one-on-one and there's a lot of sentiment that this might be the perfect project to fit the provincial announcement. It affects four dozen groups in our town, who for years have wanted this kind of space. This kind of space would put arts and culture on a similar footing that we have youth and adults sports and recreation on." There was much excitement at Wednesday's meeting that the wheels are in motion for a shared arts space. Britta Martini-Miles, executive director of CommUnity Arts Space, was especially enthusiastic. She supports the option of renovating the 140,000-sq. ft. facility. "I'm so excited that I can hardly stay in my seat," she said. "What is exciting about Option 3 is that there is minimal adaptation, so the timeframe is short. We're not talking (opening in) 2016." CommUnity Arts Space has been actively raising money for a multi-purpose arts facility in Oakville. The group has a building fund, which MartiniMiles said will be dipped into and given to the Town if the QEP project is approved. "We will absolutely (do that)," Martini-Miles said. "We're also going to work on getting corporate donations toward this and some of the groups have some savings." There are still a number of steps that need to be taken before the building's transformation can commence. Further consultations will be held with stakeholders for spatial and design requirements, which will be compiled by architects so they can create plans for the three options. General public consultations, including both daytime and evening meetings, are slated for late September "We're not talking (opening in) 2016. ... 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(at Battleford Centre in the Tim Horton's Plaza) 905-681-9020 Monday - Thursday 10am - 6pm Friday 10am - 8pm Saturday 9am - 6pm 905-542-0481 Sunday 11am - 5pm O AM Featu ri n ep Sle t for Com Tone Two Euro O AS EL T IC M EM Y OR F Council will spend cash The McGuinty government's decision to invest in Ontario municipalities has netted Oakville more than $7 million to be spent on improving the Town's infrastructure. The increase in municipal infrastructure funding comes as the result of the provincial government's recent passing of the Investing in Ontario Act, 2008. The act is designed to direct a portion of the provincial surplus, currently sitting at $1.7 billion for the 20072008 fiscal year, to municipalities for infrastructure needs, such as improving roads and bridges, expanding transit and upgrading social housing. "Through this investment, the McGuinty government is taking another step forward in our relationship with our municipal partners," said Liz Sandals, MPP for Guelph. "These municipalities will now have the ability to choose their next infrastructure project, and to move that project forward." Sandals also pointed out that Oakville is not the only Mayor Rob Burton municipality to benefit from this funding increase, with the Town of Erin receiving more than $600,000 while the Town of Halton Hills received nearly $2.5 million. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton said the Town's portion will go toward projects in the future capital budget to be selected by council at a later date. "To stay true to the spirit of the announcement we'll be looking to put before council choices that allow us to meet the premier's objectives of building needed infrastructure and creating jobs in the process," said Burton. For a regional perspective, see page 17.