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OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, May 7, 2009 · 10 SAVE MONDAY, MAY 18th, 2009 at BRONTE CREEK PROVINCIAL PARK for the 4rd ANNUAL HALTON: Official Plan is comprehensive Continued from page 1 REGISTRATION: 1PM WALK STARTS: 2PM Many thanks go out to our generous sponsors: PLATINUM GOLD For more information go to: www.als.ca/walkforals and click on Walk Locations to find HALTON WALK. Or contact als_halton@yahoo.ca SILVER W. CLYDE ROBERTSON INSURANCE LIMITED BRONZE When all work is complete, the Uptown Core is expected to be home to 22,000 residents and 3,000 jobs. "We're really trying to promote some height and density in this area, especially because Trafalgar Street in North Oakville is the primary urban core area, so we're looking at buildings 20 to 30 storeys in height," said McConnell. Kerr Village is also on council's list to receive some intensification with plans in place to see 2,100 new residential units added along with 258,333 square feet of new retail, commercial and office space. "There was an acknowledgement that Kerr Street was under serviced as a service, retail and commercial node," said McConnell. The story is the same for Bronte Village where staff hope to see 950 new residential units and 21,529 square feet of new retail space with opportunities for additional office space on the upper floors. "Again the intent here is to respect the village atmosphere while at the same time move forward with a level of intensification that will see a reinvigoration of Bronte," said McConnell. The next exhibit at the open house was designs for the Midtown Core. Covering the QEW to Cornwall Road and Eighth Line to Sixteen Mile Creek, the province hopes to see 200 residents and jobs per hectare within this area by 2031. This translates to approximately 5,900 new residential units and 186,000-279,000 square metres of commercial and employment space. "There's a significant initiative to revitalize this area and make it not only a major retail and office and civic hub, but also a residential hub," said McConnell. A Residential Intensification Study was also undertaken to see what levels of residential intensification were possible for all Oakville lands south of Dundas Street, with the exception of the study areas previously mentioned. Key conclusions from this study call for compatibility between low-density residential units and structures built on the edge of residential areas. While many who attended the planning and development meeting praised Town staff for their work in constructing a new official plan, others, including several councillors, voiced concerns about its wording in some places. More than one resident noted that statements in the plan like `development must be compatible with adjacent lowdensity uses' were too vague and invited developers to find loopholes, thereby allowing them to build structures too large for an area. The Official Plan for a `Livable Oakville' will be taken out into each ward during the month of May in an effort to get community feedback on the proposed ideas for Oakville's future. As per the province's `Places to Grow' legislation, council must approve a plan for future growth by June 2009. From there the Official Plan will be brought before the Region, which will be asked to give its approval. Town staff is hoping the Region will approve the plan before the end of 2009. Expert tips & ideas in 3 minute videos, FREE on-demand New This Week May 7th - May 13th Thursday In the Kitchen Renew your kitchen cabinets to 95 percent of its original finish with a Tune-Up. New Homes Friday These steps will make you feel secure in your new home purchase. Saturday Real Estate Selling a home when nobody's home, a home stager tackles empty houses. Sunday Health & Beauty Get better skin with beauty treatments that go skin deep. Monday In Motion Don't let vehicle maintenance take a vacation. Tuesday Lifestyle & Leisure The right insurance agent will have you covered. Wednesday Home & Garden We should all be asking ourselves what we can do to save our planet. Be a winner! Visit DailyWebTV.com to enter!