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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 28, 2008 - 9 Builders should bear brunt of development costs Continued from page 6 to drive because trying to get around in a reasonable way by bus is a long and frustrating ordeal, you can see that Oakville has been built by developers for developers. BILD tries to make the connection between development costs and housing costs, implying the higher cost of housing in Oakville is directly related to an increase in this development charge. Their own math betrays them, however, as Toronto has the lowest development costs in the GTA, and the highest housing costs. The cost of housing is based on market demand, not development costs. While they point out development charges have increased at a rate higher than inflation since 2001, they appear to be using the con- sumer price index as a benchmark, not the rising cost of houses. If the price of a new home in Oakville was used as a guide, I'll bet the development cost, expressed as a percentage, is now lower than 2001. The bottom line for me is that Oakville will continue to be developed, population will increase and facilities like transit, recreation, education and health care will be stretched to the limit. It is time to get more, not less, from the developers who, if left to their own devices, would build subdivision after subdivision without a thought to how the people who will live there will flush their toilet, get to work, go to school, or have a reason- able wait in an emergency room. Frankly, if the cost of building is too high for them, I'm okay with the land north of Hwy. 5 remaining productive farmland for a few more years. Thank you BILD, you have opened my eyes. GARY PEARSON NOTICE of Pesticide Use The Town of Oakville The Town of Oakville intends to control European Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) in the following locations: within the Town of Oakville using an aerial spray of the pesticide Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki); Foray 48B; PCP #24977 under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada). The spraying of Btk will occur on two to three days, weather permitting, between mid May and early June. The road closures will be for a limited time in the early morning hours between 5 to 8 a.m. From Neyagawa Blvd. to Third Line From Portland Dr. to Plymouth Dr. From Winston Park Dr. to Buckingham Rd. For further information contact: John McNeil, Manager of Forestry and Cemetery Services, Town of Oakville, 905-845-6601, ext. 3395. Collect calls will be accepted from individuals calling long distance. Visit www.oakville.ca/gypsymoth.htm Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE BRONTE HERITAGE WATERFRONT PARK Wednesday, June 4, 2008 7 ­ 9 p.m. Bronte Room, Harbour Banquet and Conference Centre 2340 Ontario Street, Oakville We want your input on the proposed plans for Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park. Take part in the Town of Oakville's public open house and get a first glimpse of the conceptual plans for the west side of Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park located on the south side of Ontario Street. The Town has retained EDA Collaborative Inc. to work with a small steering committee comprised of Town Planning staff, Halton Region Planning staff, and local Councillors. Working with this committee, EDA has developed three concept sketches for the site that will be unveiled at this year to reconstruct Lakeshore Road from the existing two-lane rural, to a three lane urban cross-section inclusive of center turn lanes, median treatments, on-road bike lanes and improvements to off-street trails and sidewalks. Should you have comments or would like further information and are unable to attend please contact Dave Johnson, C.E.T - Project Leader, Engineering and Construction, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, 905-845-6601, ext. 3326, Fax: 905-338-4159, Email: djohnson@oakville.ca. open house. This is the first opportunity for the public to provide comments on the proposed park plans. For more information, please contact Rakesh Mistry, Landscape Architect at 905-845-6601, ext. 3664. If you are unable to attend the Open House in person, please submit your questions and comments by email to rmistry@oakville.ca. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING May 29, 2008 ­ 6 ­ 8 p.m. Sir John Colborne Centre, 1565 Old Lakeshore Road Review of Detailed Design Drawings for Lakeshore Road West Improvements Burloak Drive to Great Lakes Boulevard You are invited to review the design drawings at this meeting. The Town of Oakville, through their consultant McCormick Rankin Corporation, is in the process of finalizing the detailed design for the Lakeshore Road West improvements between Burloak Drive and Great Lakes Boulevard. The proposed improvements reflect the preferred design alternative as identified in the Class Environmental Assessment Study completed earlier this