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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 www.carstaroakville.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. 905-845-7579 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 905-847-2595 FIND BREAKING NEWS AND UP-TO-DATE LOCAL INFORMATION ON COVID-19 ONLINE IN S ID EH A LT O N .C O M /C O R O N A V IR U S Area residents are demanding council put a stop to a proposed subdivision a developer is hoping to build in the middle of an existing Oakville neighbourhood. During the Tuesday, Sept. 8 meeting of the Planning and De- velopment Council, Branthaven West Oak Inc. called for zoningWest Oak Inc. called for zoningW changes that will permit it to con- struct 59 townhouses on a 1.17- hectare property located at the northwest corner of West Oak Trails Boulevard and Postmaster Drive. The proposed subdivision would consist of 26 two-storey townhouses, 14 three-storey back- to-back townhouses, and 19 three- storey rear lane townhouses. The property would feature a condominium road. The developer also wants to change the maximum building height from 12 metres to 13.5 me- tres. The land is surrounded on all sides by existing semi- and single- detached dwellings with some townhouses to the east. The proposal to build so many new townhouses within an exist- ing community has many there concerned. Some said they are worried about the increased traffic conges- tion and traffic safety issues they fear this development will bring.fear this development will bring.f "As a resident with over 10 years in this neighbourhood, I have personally seen the gradual increase in the number of vehicles passing through the intersection of Postmaster and West Oak Trails," said Piyush Aghi. "You have 59 townhouses pro- posed and with an average of two cars per household, that is more than 100 cars added to our neigh- bourhood." See HEIGHT, page 9 RESIDENTS REJECT PLAN FOR NEW SUBDIVISION DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com MANY FEEL IT'S TOO MUCH FOR EXISTING NEIGHBOURHOOD FALL PADDLE A group of paddlers make their way up Sixteen Mile Creek. With fall's arrival this week, not only are the days getting shorter, but so are the number of paddling days left this year. Graham Paine/Torstar Insurance A better insurance experience starts here. Rich Demille, CIP, Agent 2379 Trafalgar Rd, Oakville 905-257-0111 rich.demille@desjardins.com www.richarddemille.com APPLIANCE SALES AND SERVICE FEATURINGTHE BEST NAMES IN THE BUSINESS ® 476 KERR ST.,OAKVILLE JUST SOUTH OF SPEERS ROAD 905.845.2933