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A4 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday January 15, 2003 Bail hearing postponed for man accused of stabbing Oakville doctor Hospital upgrades victim' s condition The bail hearing for a Stoney Creek man accused of stabbing an Oakville doctor in his office has been remanded until Jan. 28. Balwinderpal Singh Mann is charged with attempted murder in con nection with the stabbing of Oakville family doctor Ron Mittler. Mann remains in custody . at Maplehurst Detention Center in Milton. Halton Regional Police Sgt. Val Hay, said it's common for cases like this to be adjourned for various reasons, but could not elaborate due to a publication ban. "Unfortunately, the court system sometimes works very slowly," she said. * Dr. M ittler's condition has been upgraded to "good," according to pub lic relations personnel at the Hamilton General Hospital. He was rushed to the hospital Jan. 8 following a brutal attack in his second floor office at the Glen Abbey Medical Centre on Nottinghill Gate. Region hosts Official Plan review meetings Halton Region is hosting three pub lic meetings as part of its Official Plan Review process. Transportation issues will be the topic of discussion at tonight's public meeting at 7 p.m. at the Halton Region Museum (Kelso). Greenlands will be discussed on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. at Milton Lions Hall (Thompson Road, Milton) Agricultural/Rural Policies will be discussed Saturday, Jan. 25 at 9:30 a.m. at Nassagaweya Community Centre (Brookville. Milton). Recliners by L A -Z -D O Y Large Selection of Styles Glen Thiessen · Special to the Beaver I-- 25% off-- REG. PRICES R e c lin a R e s t9 W in g C h a ir R e c lin e rs CA T PINATA: C h a rlo tte C raig , left, and M ichael A hearn co ncentrate on m aking a piiiata filled with catnip and cat trea ts at S u n d ay 's M ake a Craft fo r Kitty W orkshop , p a rt of the There's No Place Like H ome fo r Cats education series presented by the O akville H um ane Society at W oodside L ibrary. The w orkshop also included cat care tips. HaKon's development charges among highest in GTA (Continued from page A1) rently receive a 25 per cent discount in development charges. Regional staff recommended changing the development charges bylaw after hear ing discussion from both sides of the issue at the Development Charges Review Committee (DCRC). Currently, Halton communities have some of the highest industrial development chaises in the Greater Toronto Area. Halton Hills is first, with $6.59 per sq. ft. followed by Milton in third at $5.83, Oakville in sixth with 5.23 and Burlington in eighth with $4.88. If the reduction in discounts is ultimate ly approved, Halton municipalities would have the four highest rates, ranging from $6.96 per sq. ft. in Halton Hills to $6.20 in Milton. While Halton would have the highest ably higher than the rates in competing municipalities, from an economic develop ment perspective, it might develop a repu tation as a high cost region." The Hemson Report commissioned by the region, also said that if discounts were eliminated (at least in the short term) devel opers would either try to raise rents, try to lower other costs, reduce their profit margin or look to other regions. "There is no basis to conclude which of the possible outcomes would result." said Hemson. "However, logic does suggest that developers would be more likely to focus elsewhere than simply accept lower profit margins." Gillezeau said there exists a local falla cy that Peel will soon run out of land, so that Halton can just sit back and wait for busi nesses to come westward. Peel has at least 1.600 net hectares remaining and it could be as long as 10 years before that region runs dry. According to the study prepared by C.N. Watson and Associates, also commissioned by Halton Region, under existing DCs, "most new industrial and office buildings in Halton Region generate more than suffi cient taxes to fund the share of growthrelated capital costs not covered by the cur rent development charges." The region's staff report goes to Administration and Finance today (Wednesday) at 1:30 p.m. then will be for warded to full Council on Feb. 22 at 9:30 a.m. Choice of Fabrics! INCLUDES CUSTOM ORDERS SELECTION OF FABRICS/LEATHER 4 FREE FABRIC PROTECTION on a ll LA-Z-DOY fabric chairs S W IS S I N T E R I O R S lt» 217 Lakeshore Rd. E. (905) 844-3530 50 YEARS IN D O W N TO W N OAKVILLE w w w .sw issinteriors.com If you h a ve a news tip o r s to ry idea, ca ll the O a k ville B e a v e r at 8 4 5 -3 8 2 4 . Analyst Jeannette Gillezeau development chaises, other areas of the GTA will be undei^oing reviews of their rates in 2004, said the staff report. In an effort to reduce the impact of the discount reductions, regional staff recom mended phasing it in over two years. The first phase would begin Feb. J, with retail still receiving a 15 per cent discount and industrial seeing a 40 per cent discount. Full discount reductions would come into effect January 1,2004. Fully phased-in, said Gillezeau, Halton's DCs will be 57 per cent higher than Peel Region and 87 per cent higher than York. , To back up her assertions, Gillezeau quoted from the "Hemson Report" that warned of the potential negative impacts of higher DCs: "It is our view that were Halton to establish DCs that were notice It's your turn to change your life in thirty m inutes. 905-339-2384 579 Kerr Si. Oakville. ON. L6K3E! Orrr 4,000 kxatioiu to sent you. For Memory-Impaired Seniors A Better Place and a Better W ay n \ x t\Sunrise Assisted Living, we care for residents with memory impairment in a different . way. 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