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A 4 - The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday Septem ber 17, 2003 This Friday and Saturday only! OMB applau ds tow n for reaching con se n su s The Ontario Municipal Board (OM B) has lauded the Town o f Oakville - and its residents - for reaching consensus for the common good on the hot issue o f north Oakville growth. So states the formal decision released Friday by OMB members Don Grainger and G. A. Harron. who heard appeals to the Tow n's plan for growth north of D undas - O fficial Plan A m endm ent (OPA) 198. What was anticipated to be a lengthy and expensive legal hearing was trimmed significantly when the Town and most of the plan's detractors reached a settlement. "O akville has now set yet another precedent for reaching settlem ent between diverse interests to the common benefit o f the town." states the decision. A settlement was reached between the Town. O akvillegreen. C lear the A ir C oalition (CTAC) and R esidents' Association North o f Dundas (RAND) last month. "On all o f the evidence presented, the Board finds that OPA 198. including the proposed m odifications, has resulted from a lengthy, com prehensive open public process." said the OMB decision. It goes on to "com m end" all parties for their participation and encourage more o f the same. While recognizing that "all differ ences were not com pletely resolved" the OMB decision suggests there's still plen ty o f room and time to sort out outstand ing concerns through the upcom ing detailed study and secondary planning processes. "OPA 198 now represents an im por tant first step, o r high-level policy review, leading toward detailed imple mentation and involving future open public development approval processing stages," states the decision. W here once the Town was criticized about OPA 198 in regard to issues of public participation, regard for residents and the environment, the newly revised OPA 198 was given the green light bv the OMB. "The Board finds that ORA 198 as modified ... is appropriate, conforms to the Halton and Oakville Official Plans, represents good planning and is in the overall public interest of the com m uni ty." concludes the OMB decision. The local groups opposing OPA 198 at the OM B were concerned about the impact o f grow th on the environment as well as residential areas and the tow n's residents. Now detailed planning for the 7,600 acres o f land to be developed over the next 15 years will begin. Town Council has approved hiring a consultant to work on a secondary plan for lands west o f Sixteen Mile Creek. Secondary planning is already under way o f land east o f the creek. And it's more than possible that the north Oakville growth issue will be back before the OM B during the secondary planning process which will deal with the science o f the natural features, such as the function o f the Trafalgar Moraine. ' saveH 4 0 2 appliance outlets and 2 oven racks. Also available in Black-on-White. Kenm ore® easy-clean range «56208 Sears reg. 539.99. / Sale price in effect Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20,2003, while quantities last ..M · Kenmore is Canada's #1 selling brand of m ajor appliances* · Ask about our Price Match Guarantee on national brand m ajor appliances; details in store · Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded ' Based on independent national surveys current at time ot advertising preparation Don't pay for one full year on all major appliances H E Z IS il H S U when you use your Sears Card Don't pa / until September 2004. on approved credit, only with your Sears Card. Minimum $200 purchase. $55 deferral fee and all applicable taxes and charges are payable at time of purchase. Excludes items in our Liquidation/Outlet stores. Ask for details. Payment options and plan details may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice. Ask about other payment options. Major Appliances Department excludes vacuums and sewing machines 50 5 0 years of q u a lity , value, s e rv ic e , tr u s t Sears Oakville Place Mon.-Fri. 10 am -9 pm. Sat. 8 am -6 pm. Sears Furniture & Appliance Store Mississauga Mon.-Fri. 10 am-9 pm. Sun.11 am -5 pm. Sat. 10 am-6 pm. Sun .11 am-5 pm. NE094M103 © 2003. Sears Canada Inc. "R e s ta u m n t "~Ck e fle a > * t & 5 o u l o f J\Ae.G\\e.rv-c\v\e.cxv\ (Zoo\<\y\c FY M y\V»hwb M iyW itiw 125 Lakeshore Rd. E. O akville For Reservations C all 905-338-1594 w w w .p a ra d is o re s ta u ra n t.c o m