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A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 144 No. 65 T'uesday, October 28, 2003 See how candidates responded to i li chmin GARYOn TOMpag s 11 TP <5Mo cgt. Da M, 44 Pages $ 1L0 (GST included) Eco-Tech Village moving forward By JASON MISNER The ides is to have the 50-acre Eco- Thse Champion Village subdivision concept plan an( Tise Town of Milton has entered wind energy study completed aroum a significant phase in its g oin ae time witbin the next year. The ' breaking initiative of tise building witbutedy.0t te$5,0 of an environmentally-sustainable Tise project was initiated by the subdivision, which could open by thse spring of 2005. Calleti Eco-Tech Village, town coundil approved two key processes at its meeting st week that will see the much-anticipat- ed project move forward in a way tbat bas politicians and bureaucrats tripping over each other with excitement. Mattamy Homes - a major home builder in Milton - will begin designing a concept plan of how the Eco-Tech subdivi- sion will look and feel using Town-estab- lished engineering guidelines, from the way trees are planted to the way storm management ponds are used. Also, the Town will take part in a study using wind energy, and in paruicular wind turbines, as an alternate source to generat- ing power. Tech the Ithe rown wind rown about two years ago, and up until this point bas involved numnerous discussions and workshops about possible concepts, princi- pies, engineering technologies and the overail purpose. "I arn reaily pleased and gratified to sec reality kicking in," said an enthusiastic Mayor Gord Krantz in an interview about subdivision plans being laid out on paper. "It's been a dream up until now, but we're going to see tbat drearn realized." Energy-efficient housing isn't new in Canada, given homes have been built with solar-powered roof tops, as an examnple. But what Milton's Eco-Tech Village project is doing is drawing together a hoat amse STILL on page 12 comment .......r D....n...... 14 Business ...... 21 Classitied ...26-28 vmpm.~~~~ ~~ 1t%» u c h iim usdmy, Octobr 28 mn* M pmr CVkn "M e Rogal* a Si» fmrl a Duunou Dopa e MINen Small Enulnm * e ii CuMt phofi by&MMWPAWESam% Club a SearV * H ofu Deo alclolbt rdmi Right at the es end of Main St. 7429 Fîfth Line, Milton 905-876-4100 tanabTan w '7Yr V V V d-Yv çý f - -qÏ "Using Communication».t Build Better Communities" sji-0 -