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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, February 6, 2013 · 8 www.oakville.ca Registration opens this Saturday! Don't be disappointed... register early. The 2013 Spring/Summer Parks, Recreation and Culture guide is available for pick-up at community centres, seniors centres, libraries, pools, arenas and Town Hall. Of course, all of our programs and services are also available at your fingertips at oakville.ca. To register online or by phone, you will need a family PIN number and personal ID number (an IRIS card). Please call 905-845-6601, ext. 4747 to set up an account or email iris@oakville.ca. Please allow two business days to process new account requests. Registration start dates Residents: Saturday, February 9 at 9 a.m. Senior Services: Tuesday, February 19 at 9 a.m. Non-residents: Friday, February 22 at 9 a.m. For more information call 905-338-4250 or visit oakville.ca Notice of heritage designation Downtown Oakville Heritage Conservation District On February 4, 2013, Oakville Town Council resolved to pass By-law 2013-004 to designate the Downtown Oakville Heritage Conservation District under Part V, Section 41(1) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 18, as a heritage conservation district and to adopt the Downtown Oakville Heritage Conservation District Plan and Guidelines. The Downtown Oakville Heritage Conservation District is roughly the area from just west of Navy Street to Dunn Street, and just north of Randall Street to Robinson Street. Information relating to the Downtown Oakville Heritage Conservation District, including copies of the District Plan and Guidelines, is available for inspection during normal business hours in Planning Services, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, or on the town's website at www.oakville.ca -- search for Downtown Heritage Conservation District. Any person who objects to By-law 2013-004 may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board by providing the Town Clerk with a Notice of Appeal no later than Friday, March 8, 2013. The appeal shall set out the objection to the by-law, the reasons in support of the objection and include the required $125 filing fee prescribed under the Ontario Municipal Board Act, payable by certified cheque or money order to the Minister of Finance. Please be advised that if a Notice of Appeal is received, the matter will be referred to the Ontario Municipal Board. For more information, please contact Susan Schappert, Heritage Planner at 905-845-6601, ext. 3870 or at sschappert@oakville.ca South Central Public Lands Study Open House February 12, 2013 2­9 p.m. Oakville Arena, 133 Rebecca Street -- Kinsmen Pine Room You are invited to this open house where the preferred land use options for the following sites will be provided: Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH), 327 Reynolds St. The preferred land use options to be provided at the open house Visit www.oakville.ca and search for South Central Public are based on public feedback, as well as a detailed technical evaluation and financial analysis of the preliminary land use options by town staff and the study consultants. Please send your comments or questions to: South a preferred land use option for each of the study sites. The town SouthCentral@oakville.ca 905-845-6601, ext. 3261 will acquire the Reynolds Street OTMH site when the new hospital opens. A final report is scheduled to be presented to Town Council on Monday, March 18, 2013 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. may run from the ends of pruned branches of birch and maple trees -- this is a natural occurrence and does not cause injury to the trees. In addition, some hazardous trees may require removal when alternative techniques such as pruning, cabling, or wrapping to minimize safety concerns cannot be achieved. Under normal growth conditions, trees beside hydro wires will not be pruned for another three years. If you have any questions or concerns please contact: Scheduled Tree Maintenance Near Hydro Lines Oakville Hydro has retained the Town of Oakville's Urban Forestry section to carry out regularly scheduled tree maintenance in various neighbourhoods abutting hydro lines. Beginning in February, Oakville residents may notice Forestry staff pruning trees near hydro lines. This maintenance ensures the safety and security of the hydro supply by establishing necessary clearances between hydro wires and any trees in the immediate proximity. It's possible that sap Richard Jean, I.S.A. Certified Utility Arborist, Supervisor of Urban Forestry Services, Town of Oakville For residents with hydro lines located in their rear lots, 905-845-6601, ext. 3354. forestry@oakville.ca staff will need to gain access through your property to the Hydro easement. When possible, we will notify homeowners R t, before entering the property. Oakville Hydro, 905-825-9400, ext. 6352. trees@oakvillehydro.com Written submissions on the Background Study and/or the proposed Development Charges By-law are invited and should be directed to the Town Clerk at Town Hall for receipt no later than 12 noon, March 4, 2013. Those wishing to address Town Council at the public meeting must advise the Town Clerk at Town Hall, or by fax at 905-815-2025, or by email at townclerk@oakville.ca, by no later than 12 noon, March 4, 2013. Written comments received prior to the public meeting and submissions made at the public meeting will be considered by Town Council prior to the enactment of a new Development Charges By-law. Development charges public meeting Monday, March 4, 2013 ­ 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Council Chamber Take Notice that on March 4, 2013, Oakville Town Council will hold a public meeting pursuant to the Development Charges Act, 1997, regarding proposed development charge rates and policies that will be applied in the town. Development charges are levied against new development, and are a primary source of funding growth-related capital expenditures in the Town. The public meeting is being held by Town Council pursuant to the provisions of the Development Charges Act, 1997, which require that Council hold at least one public meeting before passage of a development charges by-law. The purpose of this meeting is to allow the public the opportunity to review and provide comments on the March 2013 Development Charges Background Study and the proposed Development Charges By-law. After the public meeting, Council may choose to adopt the March 2013 Development Charges Background Study and the proposed Development Charges By-law on March 4th, 2013. Copies of the March 2013 Development Charges Background Study and the proposed Development Charges By-law will be available on February 15, 2013 at the ServiceOakville counter at Town Hall. In addition, members of the public are welcome to attend a public information meeting conducted by Town staff on February 27, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to respond to questions regarding the Background Study and the proposed Development Charges By-law. Specific development charges inquiries should be directed The agenda for the Town Council public meeting on March 4, to Nancy Sully, Director of Financial Planning, at 2013, including copies of the Background Study and the 905-845-6601, ext 3143, or nsully@oakville.ca. proposed Development Charges By-law, will be available on the Town website (www.oakville.ca) as of March 1, 2013.