Oakville has highest non-residential development charges in GTAhospital, and the establishment of Continued from page 1a Digital Media and AnimationNew developments on the horizon for 2011Promation Engineering Ltd., Hub at Sheridan College.has the most employees of these its new head office at the Great During her report to council, Richmond Hill at $15.83 andNew developments intended tonew businesses at 68.Lakes Business Park this year and the Towns Director of Economic Burlington at $15.79. house new employers will also getThe news was not all positive, will employ approximately 360 Development Dorothy St. George Halton Hills non-residentialunderway in 2011.however, as Oakville and Canada people.said the Oakville market values development charges are sittingThis year, St. George said, willexperienced the tail end of the Javelin Technology has out-are in line with competing munic-at $11.16 per square foot,see presales for the 360 Officerecession in 2010.grown its current office space at ipalities such as Brampton, Milton Torontos are $9.35 whileCentre, which will be located onGlaxoSmithKline, was one 700 Dorval Dr., and will also be and Burlington, while remaining Mississaugas are $11.08.the former Ramada Inn site.company, which implemented a moving to a larger location at the relatively lower than larger urban Oakvilles commercial propertyActual groundbreaking on thiscost-controlling strategy by clos-Great Lakes Business Park this centres such as Toronto and tax rates, at 2.24 per cent, wereproject is expected in 2012.ing its Oakville facility and con-year.Mississauga. the seventh lowest in the GTA Work is also underway to cre-solidating its operations in Javelin currently employs 50 Among 25 GTA communities, with rates slightly lower thanate the Joshua Creek CorporateMississauga.people.Oakville ranks 12th lowest in Mississauga, Burlington, HaltonCentre on the former PolywheelsLocal manufacturer Omron The chemical distribution commercial land values.Hills and Brampton.site at 1465 North Service Rd.Dualtec Automotive also closed company Min-Chem Canada Inc., The Oakville market was less Milton is listed in the report asWhen complete, this centreits Oakville facility and moved its is also planning to expand its competitive for industrial land having the lowest commercialwill offer more than 280,000operations to an existing facility Oakville warehouse in 2011.values. Only four other GTA property tax rate in the GTA atsquare feet of office space in threewith excess capacity in Chicago. PharmaTrust is expanding its municipalities: Toronto, 2.09 per cent.single story buildings.Hatch Engineering also con-operations from a 12,000-square-Richmond Hill, Mississauga and Oakville is less competitive inTenancy for this developmentsolidated staff in its Mississauga foot facility to a new 25,000-square-Vaughan reported average values the area of industrial tax ratesis expected in fall of 2011.location, while Advanced Metal foot facility resulting in the cre-higher than those observed in ranking as the 14th lowest at 3.50The report also said a group of Stamping Corporation shut down ation of various new employment Oakville.per cent among 25 GTA commu-local doctors will be constructingits Oakville operations along with opportunities. Oakville also has the highest nities.the 60,000 square foot NorthWolseley Canada Inc.The report discussed Oakvilles non-residential development The report also discussed theService Road Medical Centre atThese operational changes ability to attract non-residential charges in the GTA with a charge progress being made on such eco-1333 North Service Rd.resulted in the loss of approxi-development and stated Oakville of $20.57 per square foot of indus-nomic development initiatives asThe four-storey private medi-mately 850 jobs in Oakville.is well positioned to compete with trial, commercial or office devel-the development of the employ-cal facility will contain a caflanned business relocations other GTA communities with opment.ment lands at Winston Park West,pharmacy, lab, walk-in clinic, pri-and expansions within Oakville respect to office/commercial land Milton has the next highest preparation for the constructionvate medical offices, optical ser-were also discussed in the report.values for greenfield develop-development charges at $19.35 of a Life Sciences and Technologyvices and MRI/X-ray/UltrasoundCanadian Tire Financial ment.per square foot, followed by Park around the new Oakvilleand Nuclear medicine suite.Services is expected to move into NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO FREE Recliner Accessory, May 6 - July 5EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CHARGE BY-LAW THE HALTON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD PUBLIC MEETING ON JUNE 15, 2011 at 6:00 P.M. 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