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NEWS SPORTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMEN il Ieople camping out Sam-Son Farms entiy Victoria Park cornes for Mattamy homes ready for Queen's Plat alive with music Page Il Page 22 Page 51 ( WMAY eekolend a 17, S . am m jloiU1 ï487LmrerWM8782881 A METROLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 145 NO. 30 FAIDAY JUNE 25,2004 $1 oa <GST încluded) 48 PAGES "Using Communic-ation to Build Beter Communities" hsaw l Iithe Park p pool et tomonI the r69 grm GRA Halton Region approves officiai plan* amendment following lengthy rocess cmm By MELANIE HENNESSEV The Champion After a four-year review process, a blueprînt that sets a vision for the future of Halton was adopted by regional counicil Wednesday. Known as Official Plan Amiendmnent 25 (OPA 25), the lengthy document is part of the Regions officiai plan review process that bas entailed many public meetings and open houses to involve resi- dents and address their concemns. "We have listened to citizens. husinesses and our volunteer advisory committee and taken this fced- back to create a sounid plan." Regional Chair Joyce Savuline said. "This revised official plan ~I guide Hlaiton as xse g"(),., while also prutecting oui resouruis to ensure Halton ictains the highi qualiiof lite we aIl enjo'.- OPA 25 delines a planning vision tI accuminii date grom-th until 20121, eiihaiices the greernlauîd sv stem., promnotes agriculture and alternative tianis- portati(in, conmmits to air and \. ater qualitN intproventns and deails with attordablehousing. An interesîing part ut the document smites thai devclopers mîust absorb their share ot intrastruc- ture costs related Io grosvth. and ails' tnancial impact on exisîing taxpayers ssîlt be based on îa tiniancing plan. publicly coîîîinunicated and approved by counicil. Altlîîuigh the public consultation process is uver. counicil stîll heard somlast-mninute concems. Milton resident Bob Beyeîîe asked t'or a basic une-page sunîimary ut the plan and what it will cosi residents îu be made public hefore counicil adopîs OPA 25. "We need to see a simple plan and then tu under- stantd 'vhat this plan will cost us," he said. "A sui- pIe une-page sumninary w ilI cause applause or uproar. Local resident Hank Roderiburg told counicil there's nothîng exciting or new in OPA 25 and it doesn't contain a necessary action plan for the Regioîî. *see ONE on page 18 On le Tam malwa rto du urac bnew Rotary pool, wher a il pubic $VA§* m hold today to 4 pin. The Noutbbuy 8oW « won, a« ~oe -im pro- ochodule photo by I/-tAM PAINE Inside lent .........6-7 Real Estate........ 18 Classified ........25-28 FRIDAY, »IJE 25. %mu N*1q mur - bp Nvr mW**jf SM su*L& - nIi * L Th*.N Ne F. Sb"A * os SM pl-* -RadoW S.È Taq- M m I - *SELECTED AREAS lILY www.miltontoyota.com i 1