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Committee ok‘s $300,000 for UptO\{/;l Core Park By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Next year‘s town budget took a small step closer to completion this week after the Community Services Committee gave early approval to $300,000 for Uptown Core park development. Prompted a Council decision to keep planning for the major site moving, the Committee voted in favor of the capital budget expendiâ€" ture which will be put towards the design and eventual construction of the Uptown Core Park. Taxes will take care of $29,200 of the cost with the $270,800 balance coming from development charges. The full Town Council will have the final say in the matter on Monday. According â€"to Parks â€" and Recreation director Bob Perkins, the early approval will permit the design of the park‘s stormwater management pond to go forward expeditiously. The Uptown Core â€" which has been part of local planning since the early 1960‘s â€" will be an innovative community of more than 300 acres ‘bordered by Highway 5 and cenâ€" tered on Trafalgar Road. Its central parks area of approximately 35 acres will provide a wide range of leisure and civic opportunities. The Uptown Core concept â€" which has been featured in a couple of American architectural journals â€" is a radical departure from other developments in Oakville. For example, shopping malls â€" with their customary acres of asphalt parking lots â€" will be avoided in favor of a more pedestrianâ€"oriented character. The plan also features integrated transit services and a radial grid street pattern. According to a report issued by the Uptown Core Committee, the project will be the "commercial, cultural, institutional and recreâ€" ational heart of the Town of Oakville north of the Queen Elizabeth Way." The park itself will be based on REGISTER NOW TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR BASEBATL OW G ON OUR STATEâ€"OFâ€"THEâ€"ART * A C PHCEF s FIELD RENT‘AL [ PARTY‘ROOM AVAILABLE FOR STAGS JOIN THE EXCITEMENT! CALL TODAY mm CARRIER OF THE WEEK 1’1":’4“ oqui the winning submission from last year‘s Uptown Core park design competition. This was created by the collaborative team of Milus Bollenberghe Topps Watchorn; Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects; # # * # # Maple Grove Village‘s Annual* # # # # Environmental Artworks Studio and Ecoplans Limited. The allâ€"Canadian team â€" which was selected by a fiveâ€"person interâ€" national jury â€" came up with a design which is narrative in nature and experienced in three linear c t AS RELOCATED AS INDIC arrangements: the Watercourse, the Agricultural Promenades and the axial Oak Walk. The main spaces contained in the design are the Lake, Fields, Orchard and Civic Square linked by a secondary sysâ€" tem of diagonal routes and walkâ€" ways. Other integral features include the Civic Square‘s stepped, red shale terrace; the cherry Tree Orchard; a manicured meadow; a wildflower knoll and the contoured landscape of the lake. A BELOW A gift shop designed with children under the age of 12 in mind! Patents must wait outside the store while the children make their selections (no peeking!). All merchandise is carefully chosen from each store in Santa‘s Kids Shop STORE HOURS Sat., Dec. 17th 10amâ€"4pm Sun., Dec. 18th 10amâ€"4pm â€" Mon., Dec. 19th 10amâ€"4pm Tues., Dec. 20th 10amâ€"4pm Wed., Dec. 21st 10amâ€"4pm Thurs., Dec. 22nd oakuiLLEe‘s #*7 pisTRIBUTOR dfi piza * ANY DAY OF THE ~Hut® : ~ASLOW AS:â€"$35 PER TH OF FLYERS Calll ALLAN ROHKO 4 cÂ¥ s Maple Grove Village. Santa‘s helpers will be on hand to help the children make their selections and gift wrapping is free of charge for all young Santa‘s! 10amâ€"4pm io ns *Food City +AP *AP * Toys RUs +Biway * Consumers Distributing * Fortinos * The Bay * IGA © +Canadian Tire * Longo‘s *LOEB * Sears China Chi Food A;’;’ i%Â¥) Dolve'y F661 1aquedeq ‘{epurs ‘puayaam 192q o|IwMEO â€" S