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MLTON Halton Regional Council approved a $400,000 funding request from Conservation Halton (CH) at its May 17 council meeting to help the conservation authority with its Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) program in 2017. Emerald Ash Borer is a non-native invasive insect species to Canada, first identified in 2002, that kills healthy, native North American ash trees. Once signs and symptoms of infestation have developed, the tree is usually in serious decline. Once dead, ash trees tend to fall quickly, within two years, posing a significant and ongoing management pressure on CH properties and risk to existing surrounding properties, staff and visitors. Before funding the EAB program for this year, Halton Regional Council requested CH to provide a long-term capital-spending plan. According to a report from Mark Scinocca, Commissioner, Finance and Regional Treasurer, the CH board of directors recently approved a forestry business case, which sets out a 10-year EAB management program on CH lands within Halton at an estimated cost of $8.4 million. The funding would be used to address the EAB issue of approximately 100,000 ash trees considered a risk, within CH boundaries with more than 92 per cent of these trees within Halton Region. If Halton Region approves the long-term capital-spending plan, CH would use the funding over 10 years (2017 to 2026) to hire additional full-time contract staff to help remove infected ash trees, as well as contractor fees for arbourists. The money will also be used to purchase and rent specialized equipment for tree felling and The Emerald Ash Borer. | Metroland Media file photo clean up, as well as material and supplies needed for invasive species control and tree injections. During the first three years (2017 to 2019), CH would establish a response to address highest priority EAB risk areas - related to the main public access points such as: campsites, picnic areas, trail heads and view points as well as the channels. At the end of year three, approximately 30,000 trees will be removed at an estimated cost of $2,708,000. From 2020 to 2026, the CH plan indicates there will be a decreasing level of external contract work and increased reliance on internal staff resources to continue addressing EAB in the wider trail network area. This trail network is publicly accessible and is heavily used by the public. It is estimated 5,000 to 8,000 trees will be removed annually. The cost over the last seven years is $5,708,000. Funding for the capital project from 2018 to 2 026 will be considered by Council through Halton Region's annual budget process to support the 10-year program. I F o rm e r H o sp ita l S ite P ro je ct O A KV ILLE C o m m u n it y W o r k s h o p -- R e v ie w o f L a n d U se O p tio n s Q o akville.ca We want to hear from you on how best to arrange the future community centre, park and residential development on the former Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital site. We have three preliminary land use options for review which adhere to key parameters derived from earlier public feedback and the town's Official Plan. Each option includes a 4,180 square metre community centre, a park, the existing parking garage, the former Oakville Trafalgar High School, and some residential development, but the arrangement is slightly different in each. These are simply initial design options to start our conversation with you. Let's work together on coming up with the best option for our community. A ccessibility If you have any accessibility needs, please contact ServiceOakville before June 1 at 905-845-6601 (TTY: 905-338-4200), email serviceoakville@oakville.ca, or fill out the accessible feedback form at oakville.ca. Thursday, June 1, 2017 7-9 p.m. 7 p.m. - Overview Presentation: Town Hall, Council Chambers 7:45-9 p.m. - Roundtable discussions: Town Hall, Oakville, Trafalgar, Bronte and Palermo Rooms Can't make the w orkshop? Go online Visit oakville.ca, view the land use options, and share your thoughts. Details and Next Steps Staff will report back to Council on the results of the community consultation process at the June 27 Special Meeting of Council. Visit oakville.ca for more information and to sign up for the town's newsletter. Email formerhospitalsite@oakville.ca or contact ServiceOakville at 905-845-6601. RSVP by May 29, 2017: 905-845-6601, ext. 3163 formerhospitalsite@oakville.ca