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4- The Oakville Beaver, Friday July 7, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Town's north Oakville plan will be focus of hearing Continued from page 1 Town agreed to hand over the private property they own that the Town wants for its Natural Heritage System (NHS). The 145 hectares being handed over represents about 25 per cent of the total 600 hectare east/west natural linkage system. Town officials say it puts Oakville at the forefront of community planning in not only the GTA, but the province. The developers also agreed to hand over a hefty $10 million in development charges up front -- to be topped up at the going rate when building permits are issued -- and another $5 million as a gift, all toward the development and construction of a sports complex at North Park. This structure will be used by both new and current residents in the shorter term at North Park located off Neyagawa Boulevard, just north of Dundas Street. It's in addition to other legally required development charges to be paid by developers for infrastructure like roads, bridges and sewers. The developers also agreed to go to the OMB with the Town's North Oakville Secondary Plan (NOSP) rather than their own. At an OMB pre-hearing conference held this week, the remainder of the developers fell in and now the developers have unanimously agreed to use the Town's proposed NOSP as the basis for the hearing. When the developers appealed to the OMB, they sought approval to implement their version of a north Oakville secondary plan that was filed with the Town in 2004. As the Town continued to work to refine its own NOSP, the process was derailed by the OMB appeal that claimed the Town was taking too long. "This is a significant achievement as it means that the Board will see only one plan, that being the Town's position. It puts us well ahead of schedule," said Mayor Ann Mulvale. "The landowners will now argue only those details of the plan that they take issue with," said Mulvale. In response to that concession from the NOMI landowners, the Town agreed to an eight-week adjournment to give the parties time to prepare for the hearing that will deal exclusively with the Town's NOSP. The basis for the settlement with the NOMI landowners includes that the Town's policy language will be used predominantly, however, where NOMI disagrees with the Town's wording, alternative language will be substituted for argument before the OMB. NOMI will also present its own version of the NOSP maps to be delivered no later than Aug. 18. All other landowners will have until Aug. 29 to advise whether they support the NOMI version, or the Town's version, of the policies in dispute, or whether they would propose something else. Other developments at the prehearing conference included the addition of a new landowner as a party to the hearing. Argo (North Oakville I) Ltd. and Argo (North Oakville II) Ltd., own 70 acres of land east of Sixth Line and south of Burnhamthorpe Road. At its own request, Clear the Air Coalition Inc. was downgraded from party to participant status to the hearing. The OMB also granted a motion by Mattamy to have the boundary of the NOSP East amended to include the proposed residential lands located west of Sixteen Mile Creek. What that means is that now all of the lands proposed for residential development in north Oakville will be in the same secondary plan. Another pre-hearing conference will be held on Aug. 31. The OMB hearing is now set to begin Oct. 16. Based on the planning principles known as New Urbanism, north Oakville is envisioned to become a pedestrian and transit-friendly walkable community that is compact and diverse and house about 55,000 new residents and 35,000 new jobs. To view information on the proposed NOSP, visit www.oakville.ca. One store fits all. Victory Lap tour makes Oakville pitstop Saturday The Tide @ Wal-Mart Victory Lap Charity Program, a crossCanada fundraising effort for the Children's Miracle Network, is making a stop in Oakville on Saturday, July 8 from 3 ­ 6 p.m. at the 234 Hays Blvd. Wal-Mart. The tour is being conducted in seven Canadian provinces, including 39 Wal-Mart locations in Ontario. Proceeds will go towards a $150,000 goal for the Children's Miracle Network, which provides medical care and preventative education to help millions of young kids overcome disease and injuries of all types at 170 hospitals in North America, 12 of which are in Canada. Visitors to the Hays Boulevard Wal-Mart will get to see exclusive displays, including a colouring tent for kids, special giveaways and a race-car simulator for those who want to experience the thrill of putting the pedal to the metal. 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