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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 13 ,2 01 8 | 34 Hurry! Supply is Limited! The continued fight to preserve Glen Abbey Golf Course, addressing the Province's desire to inten- sify development and deal- ing congestion on local roads are among the chal- lenges Oakville Mayor Rob Burton said the new coun- cil has before it. Burton discussed these challenges during the in- augural meeting of the 2018-2022 council, which took place at Oakville Town Hall on Monday, Dec. 3. The event saw the may- or and 14 councillors sworn into office and attracted a crowd of more than 200 people. Returning members of council include Burton, Ward 1 Town and Regional Councillor Sean O'Meara, Ward 2 councillors Ray Chisholm and Cathy Dud- deck, Ward 3 Town and Re- gional Councillor Dave Git- tings, Ward 4 councillors Peter Longo and Allan El- gar, Ward 5 councillors Marc Grant and Jeff Knoll, and Ward 6 councillors Na- talia Lishchyna and Tom Adams. Newly elected Council- lors include Ward 1 Town Councillor Beth Robert- son, who replaces a retir- ing Ralph Robinson, and Ward 3 Town Councillor Janet Haslett-Theall, who defeated her predecessor Nick Hutchins. Ward 7 Town Councillor Jasvinder Sandhu and Ward 7 Town and Regional Councillor Pavan Parmar were elected following the creation of north Oak- ville's new Ward 7. "We can see both renew- al and continuity in the re- sults of our recent munici- pal elections. Here at the Town council we welcomed four new members," said Burton in his inaugural ad- dress. "They bring new eyes and new perspectives to the table." The mayor said chal- lenges are on the horizon, but noted he is optimistic about council's ability to work together and move forward to confront them. He said he has seen council do this before stat- ing that during his time as mayor he has seen council solve at least 10 great chal- lenges. Burton said these achievements included slowing growth to half the rate it was 12 years ago, doubling the number of community facilities, hold- ing total property tax in- creases to inflation or less for 10 years, joining with the public to defeat a power plant that many felt was proposed too close to homes and schools, and holding off and continuing to oppose a bid by ClubLink to develop the Glen Abbey Golf Course. The pledge to continue the fight for Glen Abbey drew applause from those present. Burton also referenced Oakville's recent ranking in MoneySense Magazine as Canada's best place to live and best place for new- comers. "We can stay a leader in livability if we stay com- mitted to five principles," said Burton. "First: Controlling growth to only what fits NEWS OAKVILLE'S 2018-2022 COUNCIL READY TO FACE COMING CHALLENGES, SAYS MAYOR DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com Oakville's 2018-2022 council. Present are Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, Ward 1 Councillors Sean O'Meara and Beth Robertson, Ward 2 Councillors Cathy Duddeck and Ray Chisholm, Ward 3 Councillors Janet Haslett-Theall and Dave Gittings, Ward 4 Councillors Peter Longo and Allan Elgar, Ward 5 Councillors Jeff Knoll and Marc Grant, Ward 6 Councillor Tom Adams and Natalia Lishchyna and Ward 7 Councillors Jasvinder Sandhu and Pavan Parmar. Town of Oakville photo MAYOR AND COUNCIL SWORN INTO OFFICE AT OAKVILLE TOWN HALL ON DEC. 3 See - page 35