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2- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 7, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Just one day left! Club cites urgent need for facility Continued from page 1 Closes Thursday, May 8 Appleby's Online Auction is o pen to the public. Bid on hundreds of spectacular items: travel, jewelry, art, spa packages, cuisine, home decor and more! Online Auction auction.appleby.on.ca or around 2,000 children, was dealt a blow with the facility it currently uses being sold to owners, who are not in the indoor recreation business. With no facility for the OSC's 2008/2009 indoor soccer season or the foreseeable future, OSC representatives at Monday's council meeting were eager to hear Town approval on creating the new facility, currently scheduled for construction in Pine Glen Park, in the area of Pine Glen Road and Third Line. "Ladies and gentlemen of Town Council the time to act is now," said OSC President Neil Brown. "What you have before you is an opportunity to approve a first-class facility. The options of temporary structures and other sites have been investigated and have been found to be suboptimal, found to be second class. At the OSC we do not aspire to be second-class. The boys-under-17 soccer team that I coach does not aspire to be secondclass." Under the recommended agreement, the Town will own the land and the building, while the OSC will be responsible for the day-to-day operations. The OSC will also be responsible for the renting of the facility to interested parties. Brown noted that even with construction yet to begin, local sports groups are already making enquiries. Mount Vernon "Barbados" by Durham Furniture SOLID MAPLE A At York, we've developed a furnace that modulates, or adjusts itself in 1% increments. So it's quieter, more economical and highly efficient while keeping the temperature in your home on target. After all, your ur comfort is not something you want to play games with. For more information, call your local York Dealer. www.yorkupg.com ENTIRE BARBADOS COLLECTION Limited Time Only 30% OFF REGULAR PRICES High Poster Rope Twist Bed Now Only $1689 Site of the proposed Pine Glen Park indoor soccer facilities "We've already received soccer fields in Oakville, requests for field-time use however, Town staff recomfrom one other major sports mended this transformation organization in our commu- not take place until the socnity, the Oakville Crusaders cer fields being built in Rugby Club," he said. North Park are completed in "There's also been an 2010. indication of interest from As for increased traffic, Rugby Canada." staff noted that the indoor Despite the enthusiasm facility would primarily be shown by sports groups, not used in the winter and as everyone is quick to accept such there should be no sigthe new facility. Councillors nificant traffic increase durnoted that members of the ing the summer months. Pine Glen community have Staff noted Pine Glen voiced concerns the con- Park was chosen as the optistruction of the indoor soc- mal location for the facility cer field would result in a due to its size, accessibility significant loss of green and proximity to transit space. among other reasons. Increased traffic brought Councillors also received to the area by the new com- assurances that in the event plex was also listed as a con- that the OSC was unable to cern, as was the potential live up to its financial obligaappearance of the building tions, it would be the OSC and the possible precedent that would take the hit and the Town could set by lend- not the Oakville taxpayers. ing such a large amount of Ward 4 Councillor Allan money. Elgar tried to introduce a Staff noted they had motion instructing staff to advertised an e-mail address investigate setting up the and invited residents to facility elsewhere. weigh in on the issue, which "There's a lot of money resulted in a total of 35 involved here," he said. responses. "I want a facility where Of these, 14 opposed the children can play soccer in facility, 15 supported it, the wintertime too, however, while six requested more I want to make sure we do it information. properly and I'd rather have A public information it in North Park where it night on the indoor soccer truly belongs." facility resulted in similar This motion was defeatconcerns. ed, while a motion to accept Brown attempted to ease the staff report, which recsome of these worries, by ommended moving forward pointing out the proposed with the partnership in Pine plan for the site has been Glen Park passed. altered to convert one of the The OSC is hoping the four outdoor soccer fields in indoor soccer facility can be the vicinity to park area. completed before the winter Given the demand for of 2008/2009. Sorry, wrong date A column in the Friday, May 2 edition contained an incorrect date. 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