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Questions about selling land remain for Halton councillors By BRAD REAUME The Champion Karl Reichert, spokesman for the group bchind Milton Millennium Residences, told Halton's health and social services committee his group hopes to build a l20-unit assisted living*residence on surplus Allendale property. Assisted living fills a need that is currently not met in Milton, committee heard. Residents have access to help in their homes, including housekeeping, food preparation and medical intervention if neces- 'Th secon sary. The concept covers the gap between totally independent liv- project cou ing and the heavy need of anotherg Allendale residents. According to Mr. Reichert the as it serve new residence would use existing then our o Allendale facilities as much as possible in order to cut costs. been The group is looking for the five-acre parcel of land at Ontario KARL Street and Child's Drive. However, Burlington Councillor Jack Dennison, who bas championed maximizing the use of the Allendale grounds, wondered if they would consider other sites near the long term care facility. Mr. Reichert stressed that the five-acre Allendale site was perfect for seniors residences given its prox- imity to Milton Mall and its expandability. He said his group should be able to produce a business plan by the beginning of September. The 120-unit building would be the first phase of a larger project. "The second phase of the project could be built by another group. As long as it serves the seniors then our objective has been met," Mr. Reichert said. The basic plan for the building is to sell most of the units as lifetime lease arrangements to help raise capi- tal. There are several projects across Ontario using this financing arrangement, committee heard. Some units would be saved for simple rental and others set up in a rent geared to income arrangement, Mr. Reichert said. d phase of the Id be built by oup. As long s the seniors bjective has met," REICHERT The group is in the process of setting up a privately owned, non-profit charitable corporation. "Without the need to make a profit we think we can come in with a below market cost," he said. Mr. Dennison said Halton Region would have to follow a formal Request for Proposai (RFP) procedure before selling the property in question. "I won't want to mislead you folks that we will have an answer in four weeks," said Mr. Dennison. "It will be September at least for the RFP to even begin. I am a little concemed with taking the prime site without a decision on the whole property." Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale pointed out that while other sites on the Allendale property may seem close to Milton Mall, the little extra distance is daunting for seniors who are not mobile or able to deal with severe weather. 547 Main St. E. Milton 878-0931 For sale or store information, or to make a comment or suggestion, call our Info-line at 1-888-780-0333 (or 780-0333 within the local 416 and 905 area codes). And visit us on the net at www.fabricland.ca TheIA BUCanda Camion, TusaOJlM5,19- ¶'z 2.2L MFV en ie 5 spd trn . ai co d. rea spoil-... .. erful ii as,4wel AS, bucet/cnsle a R lEASE 1à 11Ï i AUilt, cruie, k ey le E or o aF casettle.Laefr 0SEI SI TC 020~ 490Ol 0R LEAEOCKi 2wd, 150 serisA S rksr co.,% autMo. T 7MLESI TC trans. delux grillfrontbench eatZ.3 otcV à0LES ?s 4x4, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4 4 r,10HÎore .LVauo rn. i "FA CANADAS LARGEST FASHION FABRIC DISTRIBUTOR