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By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN champion starr Thursday, June 15, 2017 | 10 â€"Call it a sign of municipal democracy in action Billboard signs were the hot topic of the eve: ning at a recent Milton committee meeting with counciliors greenlighting one sign and' putting the brakes on others. Pattison Outdoor Advertising applied for two variances of the Town‘s sign bylaw to make \::i)lr I:Or:d !:fllboards on local Metrolinx and CN JULY 215, 2017 GPMâ€"10PM Register your classic car at 83.00 DOWNTOWN MILTON CLASSIC Car show | W Billboard approved for GO land, CN berm signs tuned down that Metrolinx has approved While staff rec 5 P it id be | curred, noting NC that both sign: be | tion to deny the sign, noting that i Wou | 100 of these signs, which have also gone turned down as they‘re "not in accordance ! located in close proximity to proposed condos. | with the general intent" pf the sign bylaw, the | As a GO commuter, he also argued that the councillors didn‘t concur when it came to the | sign wouldn‘t be beneficial to proposal for a digital billboard to be located | those taking the train as most, (§@§ through a "rigorous review" by many other municipalities. Hamid continued his vocal opâ€" position to the sign, urging his at {he front of the GO station parking lot on | if not all, commuters check for jlors to walit for Main Street. delays on their phone before _ |don‘tknow why we fellow councillors to acess The sign will provide details on transit comâ€" | driving to the station. continue to try to the sign bylaw r "":; p'hi muting and delays, in addition to advertising | He suggested the committee l to be.complete and "do things local businesses. wait on the results of the sign _ force business away right i Ward 8 Councilior Zeeshan Hamid voiced his | bylaw review that staff is curâ€" from this town :Ut bM:boeu::'g?:t:\T;;::W * _ has been workin rently conducting to see if the GO sign "hits our vision." But Ward 4 Councilior Rick Malâ€" boeuf begged to differ, saying the sign would give GO greater exposure in the community support for upholding staff‘s recommendaâ€" 14 / business advertising. He pointed out that the Town spends a subâ€" stantial amount of money to promote Milton have things like this where we seem to go out of our way to make it more difficult for comâ€" panies to do business in Milton." Ward 5 Councilior Arnold Huffman echoed Malboeut‘s sentiments. "I don‘t know why we continue to try to force business away from this town," he said. "I think this is a very good idea." and also provide a highâ€"profile location for | |\ Town Commissioner of Planning and Developâ€" to the business community, "but then we | nesses "shouldn‘t be asked to continue to suffer financially." "No local business is standing here asking for more signs," contended Hamid. ’, review for a long time and busiâ€" Ward 5 Councilior ment Barb Koopmans said a draft of the upâ€" dated sign bylaw would be brought forward for public consultation in September, with the timing for council consideration and approval dependent on the feedback received. The committee went on to vote down staff‘s recommendation and endorse a motion put forth by Malboeuf to approve the sign bylaw variance. "Why do we even hire staff when we already know everything?" Hamid said after the deciâ€" Local and Regional Councilior Colin Best conâ€" | sion was made. D Starlings A Problem This Spring? in AEIIEF Call us now! 905.876.1941 i « . . J SS TECT FROM Protoctyowhocmmdley! Become a foster parent As a foster parent you can help create memories that will last a lifetime. Please contact us today to start a journey you‘ll never forget. nmm-mmmmmu making a difference, we‘d love to taik to you. Follow us on @ @HRPC_into Follow us on & HALTGN REGION 0o REVIDENTA PLS1 O keyassets THE CHILDREN‘$ SERVICES PFOVIDEI 905â€"279â€"4500 www.keyassets.ca