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25 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,M ay 27,2021 insidehalton.com Supporting Local Businesses inYour Community ourYusinesses inB With shopping restrictions changing regularly to complywith the latest public health safety measures our communities need to be kept in- formed onwhich businesses are open and how they are ensuring a safe shopping experience. To help our communities we have created an online business directory that features local businesses that are open, hours of operation and how customers can safely make purchases from the stores. Our business directory can be accessed from anyone of our 25 Community sites in Ontario.Visit metroland.com to find the community site in your area. Visit our communitywebsite in your area and click on the banner at the bottom of the page. ea and clickarourye inebsitwommunitycVisit our www.metroland.com Cut out paying more Your only destination for more coupons, more flyers, more savings. #SavingWithSave Save $2.00 on any Energizer® Lights product. save.ca/coupons Scan to get coupons ©2021 Energizer A large woodlot in north Oakville will not be de- stroyed to make way for a new subdivision. Town planner Rob Thun confirmed during a presen- tation to Oakville's Plan- ning and Development Council on Monday, May 10, that more than 12 hect- ares of wooded, wetland and green areas in the Burnhamthorpe Road and Sixth Line area will be pre- served as part of the Natu- ral Heritage System. He said this area will come into the ownership of the town if and when a de- velopment proposal by Star Oak Developments is permitted to move forward. During the meeting the developer brought forward a proposal to build a subdi- vision consisting of 68 de- tached dwellings and 141 townhouses on a 23.6-hect- are property located at the southwest corner of Burn- hamthorpe Road West and Sixth Line. The development would also feature a stormwater management pond and a supporting road network. Around half the proper- ty is currently made up of vacant agricultural lands while the other half is woodland. Thun said the development is planned for the non-woodlot areas. He noted the lands to the west, east and south of the property are also proposed for residential develop- ment. Ward 7 Coun. Jasvin- der Sandhu said there had been some confusion among members of the public about where this proposed development would be when a sign about it was set up at a nearby residential area. "I think the concern from a residential perspec- tive was when the board went up on Preserve Drive it was thought the NHS (Natural Heritage System) was actually going to be plowed down and that's where the development was actually going to oc- cur," said Sandhu. "We post things in con- spicuous locations so the public can actually view them, but that's not neces- sarily where the develop- ment will actually be go- ing." Ward 5 Coun. Marc Grant voiced concerns about human encroach- ment into the wooded areas and wetlands after the de- velopment is complete. He had fears people might damage the woods by exploring them or use them for illegal dumping. Another concern was that teens might use the woods as a party spot. Thun said a trail system would go around the edge of the woodlot and not through it. He also said park staff routinely moni- tor the town's trail systems and will deal with any in- appropriate activity taking place. Ward 2 Coun. Ray Chis- holm asked how many ma- ture trees would be cut down as a result of road im- provements being planned by the town for this section Burnhamthorpe Road. Jill Stephen, the town's director of engineering and construction, was unable to provide an answer to that question. With the various coun- cil concerns heard, town staff will take this informa- tion and return at a later date with a recommenda- tion of whether the devel- opment proposal should be permitted to move forward. NEWS WOODLOT PRESERVED IN SUBDIVISION PLAN DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com The area being considered for a 200-home development. Town of Oakville photo