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2 -The Canadlian Champion, Fdday, Octobar 13, 2000 Thse Year 2000 What did it mean to you? Your family? Your frienda? The Milton Millennjum Scrapbook & Timne Capsule Commitee wants to know! C /o Milton Public Lihrary Be apart of Milton's future. Fr more information, cail B~)~ruce Carlin at 875-4588 SIATi Reegion gives green light to deaf day program and driving range SOLID WOOD BaoaooW AL± LAmps, Aaau RUGs L --- DIm»o Roc». SErs AND AccEssois NO GSI* NO GST* FIN>CING Au± CoFFES, ENDo DL'»X>N1¶NuED FLoopi PROMOTION AND Smss TAauss CLEAuRANR MERCHANDISE DO NUI- PAY NO G.ST* IRDW aaid. 'Tsking care of an existing need right on our doorstep made sense to us. We saw this proposai as adding value to our neigh- bourhood.' The proponent contended the driving range would be placed on land 100 wet to be prime, and that the proposai wouldn't seriously impact agriculture in the area. Jim Marshall, a tenant farmer on the land, said damp conditions have prevented him from planîing in about three of the last 12 years. Loss of farm land feared The site is also near an industrial zone, housing establishments such as the Hardball Cafe. But fami land will be loat in this proposai, said Burlington Councillor John Taylor. "What you're doing is essentially expanding the industri- ai boundary," he said. 'You're compound- ing the bass of farm land." Ed Fothergill, a planner for the appli- cant, asked committee 10 weigh that bass with the gain the projeet would bring to thk community. WVe appreciate there's a trade-off to ke made. There wibl ke some bass of agricul- rural band," he said. "We've tried to mini- mize that. We feel it's a worthwhile pro- ject."I Habton staff recommended that the dri- ving range portion of the proposai be denied, noting the proponients didn't look hard enough for a more suitable location. 'They've limited their study area to a two kilometre aiea," said Halton senior planner Steve Stone. But exceptions sometimes have 10 be made, said Halton Chair Joyce Savoline. She complimented staff on their work, then brought the driving range back into the game. "I don't buy the argument that this band isn't good or usable. It is good and that makes il an even more difficult issue for me," said Ms Savoline. "But this is one of those times where I have to bow 10 bal- ance." Burlington Councillor Joan Lougheed agreed. "This case is clearly s unique situ- ation. I think they've come up with a realby creative idea." But the worthiness of the proposai shouldn't impact what is a basic planning issue, countered Milton Councibbor Barry Lee. "I have dificulty looking at an applica- tion based on who the applicant is when in sil probabibity, we wouldn't be recom- mending it if it was someone else," he said. The driving range should be denied at lest until the applicant takes s serious look ebsewhere, agreed Oakvible Councillor*Rajneesh Sharda. "I have 10 look at this as a planning issue and it seeros tu me there are options that shoubd kc explored," he said. But councillors sometimes have 10 go outaide of planning parameters 10 do the right thing, said Halton His Counciblor Rick Bonnette. "It's a planning issue, but once in a whibe you have 10 make it political as webb," he said. The Town of Habton HibIs camne under some fire during the debate, with Burlington Councibbor Mike Wallace say- ing il should have made a decision on the application the Region did. "We're doing il backwarda, in my opinion, and I'd like that not 10 happen again," lie said. 'I don't YOUR CHOICE!1 NO PAYMENTS NO INTEREST FOR 6 MONTHS. OR EE 1O..YEAR, WARRANTY NFURNACES PRCHASED BYNOV l5tha MjR1@-j-jý