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www.insidehalton.com |O AKVILLE BEAVER |Thursday, July 27, 2017 |8 O A K V ILLE 2 0 1 7 A c t iv e M a s t e r T r a n s p o r t a t io n P la n U p d a t e Notice o f Study Completion Final public review open until August 25 The Town of Oakville has completed an update to the 2009 Council-approved Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP). At the Planning and Development Council meeting on July 10, 2017, Oakville Council approved the 2017 ATMP Update in principle. The ATMP was introduced in 2009 and recommends an extensive network of facilities composed of on-road and off-road trails designed to respond to the needs of a range of active transportation users, ages and skill levels. Since then the Town of Oakville has introduced a total of 193 kilometres of bike lanes, pathways and signed bike routes as well as 110 bike racks across town. The 2017 ATMP Update was developed following extensive public and stakeholder consultation, and aims to expand and improve active transportation in Oakville to ensure a connected network of facilities that are safe, convenient, comfortable, and accessible. As well, the plan provides for continued promotional and educational programs to encourage cycling and walking year-round. The master plan study was completed in three phases and was developed consistent with Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process. The Municipal Class EA process requires two points of contact with the public as part of the master planning process. To inform the update of the ATMP, several opportunities were provided to residents, stakeholders, technical agencies, staff and decision makers including an online web based survey and interactive mapping tool, two public information centres, two stakeholder meetings, a dedicated website and email. The comments and input were collected and reviewed -- at key stages over the course of the study -- to inform the proposed recommendations and strategies as well as the updated active transportation network. Thirty day public review now open The ATMP Update is now available for a 30-day final public review period. Staff will review all comments received, including delegate comments received during the July 10 Council meeting, and report back to Council in the fall. Town staff are accepting public input on ATMP Update until August 25. Residents oakville.ca to view the report and provide to one of the project contacts below oakvilleATMP@oakville.ca. the 2017 can visit feedback or email If you would like to review the document in an alternate format please contact Chris Clapham. We thank you for your ongoing support and continued involvement in the ATMP Update. Chris Clapham Sustainable Transportation Program Coordinator Town of Oakville, 905-845-6601, ext. 3306 (TTY: 905-338-4200), chris.clapham@oakville.ca Dave McLaughlin Senior Project Manager WSP |MMM Group, 905-882-7306 dave.mclaughlin@wsp.com Notice o f Intention to Designate On July 10, 2017, Oakville Town Council resolved to pass a Notice of Intention to Designate the following property under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, as amended, as a property of cultural heritage value and interest: Van Sickle Farm, 3451 Tremaine Road, Oakville, Ontario Part of Lot 35, Concession 1 Trafalgar North of Dundas Street, as in 590720; Oakville D escriptio n o f Property red brick Queen Anne Revival style farmhouse and the stone outbuilding. The farmhouse exhibits a number of features typical of the Queen Anne Revival style, such as the asymmetrical front facade with two-storey window bay and pedimented gable and decorative trim. The stone outbuilding, purportedly a smokehouse, has the ability to yield information about the stone construction techniques and uses of early agricultural buildings. The Van Sickle Farm has cultural heritage value in its historic and associative value with the theme of agricultural development of Trafalgar Township and with the early settlers of TrafalgarTownship, including the Van Sickle family who owned and farmed the subject lands for over 100 years. The earliest European settlements in Trafalgar Township sprang up along Dundas Street, which was an important transportation route running from Toronto to Hamilton. As a result, the land along Dundas Street contained the first lots to be settled and cleared for cultivation in Trafalgar Township. The subject property, whose lot originally ran from Dundas Street at the south to Burnhamthorpe Road at the north, bounded by Tremaine Road on the west, was farmed by the Book family as early as 1816. James Van Sickle purchased almost 200 acres of land from William Book between 1867 and 1870 and farmed it for many years. The residence on the subject property was likely built for one of James's sons, Jonathan Van Sickle, who inherited the northern portion of the family farm. Jonathan, like his father before him, farmed the property. He married Olivia Huffman in 1902 and they raised four children in the farmhouse. The property remained in the Van Sickle family for over 100 years until 1969. Any objection to this designation must be filed no later than August 26, 2017. Objections should be directed to the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6H 0H3 or townclerk@oakville.ca. Further information respecting this proposed designation is available from the Town of Oakville. Any inquiries may be directed to Susan Schappert, heritage planner at 905-845-6601, ext. 3870 (TTY 905-338-4200), or by email at susan.schappert@oakville.ca. The last date to file a notice of objection is August 26, 2017. The Van Sickle Farm is located on the east side of Tremaine Road north of Highway 407 along the municipal boundary of the City of Burlington and Town of Oakville. Once part of a larger 200 acre parcel of land, this 17 acre property contains a two and a half storey red brick residence and associated farm outbuildings. Statem en t o f C u ltu ral H eritage Value o r Interest The Van Sickle Farm has cultural heritage value in its design and physical value as a representative complex of late nineteenth to early twentieth century farm buildings, specifically in the two and a half storey