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12-The Canadian Champion, Friday, April 8, 2005 1 "The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for Derby Brown Skating, rural bail clubs among latest community tund recipients Town council approved six more Milton Community Fund grants at its meeting last week. The fund was created so that local residents or groups can apply for money the Town receives from Slots at Mohawk. The grants were awarded to: Milton Skating Club, $3,174 to support travel costs associated with four people attending the 2005 Skate Canada Convention; Karen Cseff, $630 and Laurie McDonell, $755, both for Skate Canada Convention travel costs; Tracy Griffiths, $812 to help cover travel expenses associated with attending the Professional Skaters International Conference and Trade Show; Milton District Hospital Foundation, $59,000 to purchase a blood gas analyzer. Brookville Minor Baseball Association will also receive up to a maximum of $14,000 to build a batting/pitching cage complex at Brookville park. The funding will be released once the association is able to match the grant. These grants were given under the 2004 community fund pro- gram, which had a budget of about $640,000. Of that, almost $30,)00 is still remaining and will be carried over into the 2005 program that's just getting underway with an approxi- mate $500,000 budget. Milton council approved the updated guidelines and application process for the 2005 program at its March 29 meeting. The community fund has provid- ed 210 cash grants to individuals and non-profit organizations totalling about $1.9 million since it was created four years ago. /Ward boundaries undergo review Local residents could see some changes made to Milton's ward boundaries down the road. Milton council directed staff last week to undertake a formal ward boundary review for the 2009 elections. "The Town of Milton is a rapidly growing commu- nity and it is sound municipal management practice to evaluate the implications of such growth on local polit- ical representation," a report from Town Clerk Troy McHarg said. The report showed that Ward I has had the most dramatic increase in the number of eligible voters, going from 2,735 in 1997 to 9,336 this year. Ward 4 follows closely behind with an increase of about 5,500 voters from 1997 to now. "In the future, population growth is expected to con- tinue in wards 1, 2 and 4," Mr. McHarg's report said. Currently the Town has four wards, each having two local councillors. There's also two regional/local coun- cillors - one representing wards I and 3 and the other, wards 2 and 4. MILTON'S #1 CHOICE FOR ADVERTISING YOUR GARAGE SALE .~Red l wwvw.redcross.caswm 1-877-356-3226 f RBMý ý e,