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Wednesday, May 10, 2000 T H E O A K V ILLE BEAVER A7 H a v e y o u r s a y o n f u t u r e Letters to the Editor o f n o r t h la n d s For 20 years, in the environs o f O ak v ille alo n e -o n w o o d lo ts, on g re en sp ac es, on fa rm la n d s and countryside, a system o f develo p m ent, w hich can only be described as ruthless has run ram pant. W hat little is left unpaved, and w hat ought to be protected, are the green areas and w oodlots north of Hwy. 5. In 1978, the O M B (O n ta rio M u n icip al B oard) o v erruled O akville C ouncil and turned the bulldozers loose everyw here north o f the QEW. The bulldozers have now reached Hwy. 5 and there is a grow ing groundsw ell of dism ay at the prospect o f continued unsustain able land decim ation north o f that line. It was this sam e public aw areness o f the need to start preserving sensi- tive natural areas that successfully prevailed on the issue o f the Toronto O ak R idge M oraine, w hen the Province said "no" to developm ent. Sim ilarly, a study o f the land north o f Hwy. 5 here in O akville, iden tifies not only species in decline, but also points out that most o f the tableland, and w oodlots occur on the T rafalgar M oraine, the head w aters o f six m ajor creek s in O akville. We cannot allow the fate o f this area and the w ildlife who depend on it to be decided by developers, it is doubtful in the light o f today's pub lic concerns, that the OMB or any o ther au th o rity w ould allow it either. T he Town o f O akville is holding its m eeting on Thurs. M ay 18th at 7:30 p.m . at the M unicipal B uilding (1225 T rafalgar R d.) T his is the chance (m aybe the last one) for any body and everybody to turn out and dem and m ore stringent control o f land devastation around O akville. The larger the turnout, the better. A .M . Dobell O A K V IL L E T H E C O R P O R A T IO N O F T H E T O W N O F O A K V IL L E TENDER FO R: TEN D ER NUM BER: C e n te n n ial Pool P h ase 1 T ile R eplacem ent T - 18-2000 8 4 5 -6 6 0 1 S t a n d in g C o u n c il & C o m m it t e e M e e t in g s Monday, May 15, 2000 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23,2000 Community Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Oakville Room Administrative Services Comm. 7:30 p.m. - Bronte Room SEA LED T EN D E R S on form s provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, O ntario, L 6J 5A6 until 2 :0 0 p.m ., local tim e, on TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2000 Specifications and tender form s will be available on Wednesday, May 10, 2000 from the Town o f Oakville P urchasing D epartm ent, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario; Telephone 905-338-4197. T he C ontractor w hose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Perform ance Bond satisfactory to Town C ouncil, equal to 100% o f the contract price, and a Labour and Material Bond equal to 50% o f the contract price. Alternately, the contractor may provide an irrevocable unconditional letter o f credit for 100% o f the contract price. A n A greem ent to B ond or L etter o f Intent will be required w ith the tender submission. A certified cheque, B ank/T rust Co. draft, or bid bond for the amount specified in the tender docum ent M U ST accom pany each tender. Tenders will be opened publicly at a m eeting o f the Tender O pening Committee at the Oakville M unicipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, O ntario on Tuesday, M ay 30, 2000, at 2:30 p.m. local time. T he Town o f O akville reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the highest or lowest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. C oum oyer, C .I.M ., P.Mgr. Director, Purchasing and O ffice Services Monday, May 24,2000 Planning & Development Council Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 5,2000 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. T roop er say s: D R IV E DRY! A message from | the Mayor's Special Committee Against Impaired Driving C o u n c i l & C o m m it t e e T o u c h t o n e P h o n e L in e 815-5959 T H E C O R P O R A T IO N O F T H E T O W N O F O A K V IL L E NOTICE T O P R O P E R T Y O W N E R S T O D E ST R O Y W E E D S Notice is hereby given to all property owners, in accordance with the Weed Control Act, R.S.O., C hapter W.5, that all noxious weeds growing on their lands within the M unicipality must be destroyed by M onday, J u n e 7 ,1 9 9 9 , and throughout the season. The Town o f Oakville may enter upon the said lands and have the weeds destroyed and charge the costs against the land in taxes as set out in the A c t * Please note th a t D andelion and G oldenrod a re not classified as noxious weeds. Your co-operation in destroying noxious weeds, in particular, Poison-ivy and Ragweed, is requested. Tender advertising may be viewed on the O.P.B.A. website, http://vaxxine.com/opba REQ U EST FO R TEN DER T O W N O F O A K V IL L E C O N T R A C T N O . R -348-00 2000 H O T M IX PAVING AND R O A D R E H A B IL IT A T IO N PR O G R A M T E N D E R D O C U M E N T S : Plans, specifications and tender forms will be available on or after Tuesday, May 9, 2000 and m ay be obtained from the Departm ent o f Public Works, 2274 Trafalgar Road for a non-reftindable paym ent o f TH IRTY dollars ($30.00), G.S.T. included. The C ontractor w hose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Performance Bond satisfactory to the Town o f Oakville, equal to 100% o f the contract Price and a Labour and Material Paym ent Bond totaling 50% o f the contract price. P R O J E C T N U M B E R : R -348-00 P R O J E C T D E S C R IP T IO N : Road R esurfacing at various locations, including spot repairs and m ajor patching with the follow ing major approxim ate contract item quantities: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) 9,000 tonnes o f H ot M ix A sphalt 24,000 square m etres o f pavem ent m illing 20,000 square m etres o f pavem ent removal 11,800 square m etres o f full depth pavem ent removal 4,200 square m etres o f cold-in-place pavem ent reprocessing 1,000 tonnes o f granular " A" (16 mm c.r. lim estone) for road base & shouldering 680 lineal m etres o f concrete curb and gutter replacem ent 325 square m etres o f sidew alk replacem ent 6,000 square m etres o f "G lassgrid" pavem ent re-inforcem ent For further information, please contact Leo Ostner or Rebecca Waldeck, M unicipal Weed Inspectors at (905) 845-6601. Judith M uncaster Town Clerk TOW N OF OAKVILLE T H E C O R P O R A T IO N O F T H E T O W N O F O A K V IL L E T E N D E R FO R : TEN D ER NUM BER: O ne (1) New, 2-W heel D rive B ackhoe/L oader T -15-2000 SEALED TEN DERS on form s provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 until 2:00 p.m ., local tim e on THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2000 Specifications, tender forms and tender envelopes may be obtained from the Town o f Oakville Purchasing Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6; Telephone 905-338-4197. Tenders will be opened publicly at a m eeting o f the Tender O pening Com m ittee at the O akville M unicipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario on Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. local time. The Town o f Oakville reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the highest or lowest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Coum oyer, C.I.M ., P.Mgr. Director, Purchasing and Office Services A D D R E SS: Sealed T enders on form s provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, O ntario, L 6H 2L1 o r by m ail to P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6. C L O S IN G T IM E /D A T E : 2 :00 P.M . L ocal tim e, T h u rsd a y , M ay 25, 2000 Tenders will be opened publicly at a m eeting o f the Tender Opening Com mittee at the Oakville M unicipal B uilding, 1225 Trafalgar Road, O akville, O ntario on Thursday, M ay 25, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. local time. T E N D E R D E P O S IT : A certified cheque, a Bank/T rust Com pany draft or a Bid Bond for the am ount specified in the tender docum ents M U ST accom pany each tender. Any questions related to this construction tender should be directed to Mr. D.M . C ozzi, P.Eng., M anager o f Design & Construction, Departm ent o f Public Works at (905)845-6601, ext. 4424. T he C orporation reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. R.G. G reen, P. Eng., D irector, D epartm ent o f Public Works Tender advertising may be viewed on the O.P.B.A. website, http://vaxxine.com/opba. T O W N O F O A K V IL L E N O T IC E O F STUD Y C O M M E N C E M E N T O A K V IL L E T R A N S IT O P E R A T IO N S STUD Y O A K V IL L E G O STA TIO N The Town o f Oakville is carrying out a study as a follow up to the earlier " M idtow n Core - QEW C rossing Study" com pleted in 1999 that recom mended there were operational needs that should be addressed at the Oakville GO Station. Oakville Transit has initiated this study to: Improve the opportunities for buses to access and leave the `bus only' area o f the O akville GO Station at Cross Avenue; Improve the operations o f the `bus only' area o f the station during the imm ediate short term; and Improve the capacity o f the `bus only' area to accom m odate bus dem ands that are expected over the next 15 years at the station. The study is now underway and will include an opportunity for public participation during the process. If you wish to provide com m ents at this time or enquire about the study details, please contact: Joanne Phoenix, Project Co-ordinator, Oakville Transit P.O. Box 310, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6 Phone: 905-845-6601 (extension 3504) E-mail: jphoenix@ tow n.oakville.on.ca Notification o f the opportunity to attend the public m eeting will be provided closer to the tim e o f the event. If you w ould like to be on the m ailing list for the study, please contact Joanne Phoenix at the above office. T O W N O F O A K V IL L E Z O N IN G BY -LA W R E V IE W -IN D U S T R IA L Z O N IN G C O M P O N E N T P U B L IC O P E N H O U S E / IN F O R M A T IO N M E E T IN G S T he Town o f O akville is currently undertaking a detailed review o f the Tow n's Com prehensive Z oning By law N o. 1984-63. Since first adopted by Town C ouncil in 1984, there have been hundreds o f approved am endm ents to the Z oning B y-law and several review s o f certain com ponents o f the docum ent. However, no com prehensive structural review o f the Z oning By-law has ever been undertaken, and over time, the Zoning By-law has becom e outdated, very cum bersom e, convoluted, not user- friendly, and difficult to interpret and administer. T he E conom ic D evelopm ent Strategy Study, adopted by Town Council in June, 1997 recom m ended, in part, that a w holesale review o f the T ow n's Z oning By-law be undertaken, with specific em phasis on changes to the existing industrial zoning categories. T h e `in d u s tria l z o n in g ' co m p o n e n t o f th is R eview is now n e a r com pletion, a n d has resu lted in th e p re p a ra tio n o f d r a f t a m e n d m e n ts to b o th th e T ow n's O fficial P la n a n d Z on in g B y-law affecting all in d u s tria l lan d s w ith in th e m u n ic ip ality . The draft am endm ents represent a new, updated, reform atted, concise, stream lined and user-friendly land use policy and regulatory framework, and serve to re-evaluate, refine, and redefine industrial land use policy and zoning implementation. O n A pril 26, 2000 T ow n C ouncil adopted in principle the general direction and fram ework o f the draft am endm ents, and directed th at they now proceed to a public consultation process. T h e T ow n o f O a k v ille P la n n in g S ervices D e p a rtm e n t is hosting tw o public open house / in fo rm atio n m ee tin g sessions to p ro v id e o p p o rtu n ity for public review a n d in p u t into th e d ra ft O fficial P lan and Z o n in g B y -law a m e n d m en ts. T h e firs t open h o u se /in fo rm a tio n m eeting session w ill be held on T h u rsd a y , M ay 25, 2000 in the O a k v ille R oom , T ow n H all, 1225 T ra fa lg a r R oad, O akville. T h e second open h o u se /in fo rm atio n m eeting session will be held on T h u rsd a y , J u n e 1 , 2000 in the T ra fa lg a r R oom , T ow n H a ll, 1225 T ra fa lg a r R oad, O akville. E ac h o f th ese sessions w ill co n sist o f a public open house to be held betw een the h o u rs o f 2:00 p.m . and 5 :00 p.m . a t w hich tim e T ow n s ta f f w ill be av ailab le to review the d ra ft am endm ents, a n sw e r any q u e stio n s, a n d receive a n y co m m en ts a n d in p u t you m ay have. T h e open houses will th en be follow ed by a p u b lic in fo rm a tio n m ee tin g to be held th e sam e evening, com m encing a t 7:00 p.m ., a t w hich tim e a fo rm al p re se n ta tio n o f th e d r a f t a m e n d m en ts w ill be given by Town staff, follow ed by a question and a n sw e r p e rio d . A n inform ation package containing the draft am endm ents is currently available to the public in the Planning Services D epartm ent, Town Hall, and will also be available at the public open house/inform ation m eeting sessions. Individuals w ishing to attend any and all o f the public open house/inform ation m eeting sessions identified above and speak to the m atter at hand are invited to do so. A ny correspondence, questions, com m ents, or any requests to be placed on the m ailing list for notice o f future public m eetings w ith respect to the Review may be directed to the undersigned at the T ow n's Planning Services D epartm ent, Town o f O akville, P.O. B ox 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6J 5A6. T elephone (905) 845-6601, Ext. 3040. E-m ail address: bbellow s@ tow n.oakville.on.ca. B ruce B ellow s, Planner, Long Range Planning Section, Planning Services Departm ent O yE Z C ffE Z C ffE Z Qood ye citizens of tfiefair Timm of Oakville and a ll visitors fiere-to, Teruseye w elt thefollowing: After having served as OfficialTimm Crierfo r [o, these 11 years past, " B etty Trading has elected to retirefrom this honourable position and pass on the Sell. The Timm, of Oakville therefore, wishes to announce to one and all, that, on Sunday, June 25, 2000 at heritage Hamlet in Lakeside Tarkduring the Oakville "Waterfront festival, there shalltakeplace, a competition,'between those interested in vying fo r the position o f Official Timm. Crierfo r the fair Timm of Oakville. ye are encouraged to compete or attend this special event, and to cheer on your preferred hopeful. Posted this day in the Toum of Oakville, in the year o f Our Lord, 2000. Oakville citizens (18 years of age and over) interested in competing for the title o f Oakville Town Crier, must complete the application form which is available at the Town Clerk's Office, 1225 Trafalgar Road or by contacting Pat McPherson at 845-6601, extention 3136. 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD · OAKVILLE, O N TA R IO · L6J 5A6