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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 31, 2007 - 9 Region offers to speak to groups on growth Halton Region needs to hear from residents about how and where to grow in the future. Where and how the region will grow is important to Halton community members and businesses. According to the provincial Places to Grow document, Halton needs to plan for up to 780,000 people and 390,000 jobs by the year 2031, while its current Official Plan accommodates growth to 2021 for a population of 628,900 people and 340,000 jobs. Given the importance of planning for the future, Halton Region staff are available to any community group or business that would like to hear a presentation and discuss the Region's Sustainable Halton planning process -- a comprehensive planning process that will help the region determine how and where it will grow to 2031 and beyond. It examines issues such as how much land Halton needs, air quality, transportation, agriculture, social and community services, physical activity, needs of an aging population and more. Sustainable Halton will also identify the important parts of Halton's natural heritage system. "When we plan for what Halton will look like in the future, we need to hear from the community on what they want to protect and preserve," said Regional Chair Gary Carr. "While we'll have open houses this winter, we know that not everyone can make it out to a public meeting. By going out to community and business groups, we're making sure that people know about Sustainable Halton and have the information they need to tell us what they want Halton to look like in the future. These smaller meetings are also a good way for the public to dive deeper into issues important to them to make sure Regional staff understands their perspectives," said Carr. To arrange a presentation contact sustainable@halton.ca, 905-8256000 ext. 7455 or www.halton.ca/sustainablehalton. OAKVILLE - Celebrating 150 years! NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE Fourth Line between North Service Road & South Service / Wyecroft Road One-year period commencing November 10, 2007 To facilitate improvements to the QEW and the Fourth Line, the existing Fourth Line bridge will be demolished and replaced with a new bridge structure over the QEW. The new bridge will span a widened QEW and support an improved Fourth Line roadway. The bridge will be closed on November 10, 2007 for improvements and reopened again in late 2008. Advanced investigative work prior to the bridge closure and its demolition will take place during the week of November 5th to the 9th. The sidewalk will be closed during this period but the roadway will remain open with occasional lane closures occurring between 9am and 3pm. Traffic delays and congestion are to be expected. The new bridge will span a widened QEW, support an improved Fourth Line roadway, and incorporate pedestrian and cycling facilities, as well as additional lanes for traffic and transit. During the closure, the long-term detour route will be via the North Service Road, Wyecroft Road and Dorval Drive. While these roads will remain open, various lane closures will be required at intersections on North Service, South Service and Wyecroft roads to facilitate construction work and to control traffic flow. The existing Oakville Transit Bus Route 10 will also be affected. Please refer to www.oakvilletransit.com for schedule and service updates. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the construction, please contact the Ministry's Contract Administrator at (905) 825-0026. Questions or concerns can also be addressed by the Town's Engineering and Construction Department at (905) 845-6601 ext. 3302 or 3398. Further information and construction updates are also available at www.oakville.ca/roadupdates.htm and www.roadinfo.mto.gov.on.ca. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE Monday, November 26, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Council Chambers Town Initiated Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Lands bounded by Dorval Drive, Rebecca Street, Garden Drive and Lakeshore Road West File: 42.14.277 Members of the public are invited to attend and provide input at a public meeting hosted by the Planning and Development Council. The purpose of this application is to redesignate and rezone lands for high density residential development with ground floor commercial along Lakeshore Road, a height limit of 4 storeys, and to introduce development phasing policies. The effect of this redesignation and rezoning would allow high density residential development with ground floor commercial, a maximum density of 185 units per hectare, and a maximum height limit of 4 storeys. These lands are, in part, associated with application Z.1617.034 which is before the Ontario Municipal Board (case number PL060689). If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Oakville before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or before the zoning by-law amendment is passed: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. Individuals are requested to submit a written outline of any oral submissions made at the Public Meeting to the Town Clerk. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the official plan, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's Department, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services Department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca as of November 12th, 2007. Questions or written submissions may be directed to Gabe Charles, Senior Planner, Planning Services Department at telephone: (905) 845-6601, extension 3984 or e-mail: gcharles@oakville.ca The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at (905) 815-6053. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 31st, day of October, 2007.