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J,,NEWS SPORTS 1ARTS &ENTERTAINMEN" ~- -'~ A METROLANO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 146 NO. 4 36 PAGES "Using Commnunication to Build Better Communities" 7Mç1 Residents oppose apartment building By MELANIE HENNESSEV The Champion Opposition to an apartmnent building proposed for the town's south end was out in fu11 force Monday night at Town Hall. Residents crammed into Milton Council Chambers for a public meeting on plans for the land at the southwest corner of Derry Road and Fourth Line. T'le subjeci proposai froro Summerwood Estates Inc. includes a 208-unit apartment building and 565 single detacbed. semià-detached and/or tovn- bouse units. up froro the 518~ units originally, pro- posed sînce the des eloper bas acquired more prop- eIIy. Towsn Senior Planner Barbara Koopmans noted tbe majority of the proposai is medium-density bousing. But the main concern for residents svho live around the land pnimarily those who live in Hawthorne Village souîb - is the apantmenî building slated for the portion of the plan ihai's classified as bigb density. Beaîy Trail resident Cliff Bowers presenîed a petition to the Town at the meeting conîaining more than 160 signatures of residenîs againsi the higb-density apartments. "Mse reaction bas been unanîmous in opposition of such a development.- hie saîd. He noîed thse primary conceru of Hawthorne Village south resîdents bie spoke with is thse ability of current or future infrastructure to cope %wiih the large number of occupants thse proposed spart- ments could attraci. "The stress on Derry Road. Fourth Line and Beaty Traîl svould be subsiantiai: hle seid. He added tIsai those svbo signed the petition strongly believe Milton already has sufficient affordable housing. such as in tIse new develop- menîs west of Fourth Line on Derry Road. Ward 4 Councillor Wendy Scbau took exception to ibis siatemeni. As someone who suts on tIse Milton Affordable Housing Coalition. she affirmed tIsai tbere isn'î adequate affordable bous- îng in town and there's also a rentai housing short- age ihat's primarily impactîng seniors and young people. -Every Isealtby community needs a range of housing.- she said. -This apartrueni building is sery badly needed b>, tIse people of Milton. A fess affordable housîng adsocýates spoke ai tIse meeting, lîke Eigil Hillerup. ssho's also on thc see COUNCILLOR on page 2 'Egciting creations at Chris Hadfield School Grade 1 studenta ln Mrs. Thorne's dm88e at Chris Hadfleld Schoot have been busy getting ready for Easter. Here, showing their creations are, clockwise tram left, Saleemn Qureshi, Jessica Kennedy, Amnir Aih, Jordan Dunphy, Nicholas Stergiadia, Robert Wordley, Kaden McCulloch, Faseeh Ahmed, Armeena Dhillon and Michaela Waugh. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Comment ......... 6-7 Dateline ........19,21 Real Estate.........20 Classitiled .......29-32 FRIDAY, MARCH 25. * mW .hp- NomDao H om Hadwm,RU urs* - Sobm l efem., Culpe fmtIm www.miltontoyota.com