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2 bs 5 Continued from page 3 Thursday, June 1, 2023 | 2: = during a special council & meeting aimed at gathering & resident feedback on the @ proposed long-term devel- 2 opment path for Midtown 6 Oakville. In a report to counel, the town's community d velopment commissioner Neil Garbe noted Midtown, the eprovincially designated an growth centre sur- rani the Oakville GO Station, could accommo- date ao 000 people and jobs by 20: Those numbers are ex- pected to rise to 68,000 peo- ple and jobs by 2081. ‘Town staff said the tall- est buildings in Oakville will be located in Midtown, with the highest densities north of the railway tracks, and lower ones south tracks as a transition to Y eisting resi- dential areas. These land use policies are intended to guide devel- opment in the area over the next few decat sai Midtown has not changed, despite the proposed land policy updates “Midtown, ‘always has been envisioned as a tran. “This will not create a livable Oakville or a | complete community." - Carolyn McMinn, president of the Trafalgar Chartwell Residents’ Association day within a short walk, bike ride or transit ride of their home, all within a well-designed and attrac- tive publi realm or street- scape environment.” Nearly every delegation took issue with what was being proposed. Architectural technolo- gist Ben Sprawson said that while more housing needs to be located in Oakville, what is being proposed for emit could theoretical- result in the area becom- ing home to 66,410 residen- tial units and around 187,000 residents. Sprawson emphasized he does not necessarily be- lieve development in Mid- town would actually get to butsaidit was sit-oriented, pl munity," he said. etki isa place where people can live, work and play. A place where they can accomplish most of what they do every important to point out the Proposal would allow for it. McMinn, presi: dentatt oft fe Trafalgar Chai well Residents’ Asoo. Town of Oakville screenshot photo Architectural technologist Ben Sprawson speaks at a council chamber filled with residents eager to have their say on proposed changes to the Midtown Oakville development plan. tion, said her group wants Midtown to be developed, but says what is being pro- posed is too much. ie noted the province uires lation of 20,600 people and jobs in Midtown by 2031, and 41,200 by 2051. in said the pro- posal as written will allow building to accommodate 126,500 Beople plus 68,100 jobs by he onl extreme resulting population density will have ramifications for ev- ery aspect of life, not just for Midtown, but for all of Oakville and beyond,” said McMinn. "This will not cre- ate a livable Oakville or a mplete community. The population density will be far greater than the site can sustain and will completely overwhelm the ability to provide supporting servic- es." Gordon Brennan of the Oakville Community Asso- ciation said he feared the proposed changes would result in traffic congestion, significant shadows from the large buildings, flood- ing, and existing taxpayers. having to bear the burden of infrastructure costs to eo the Midtown ulation. pole argued Midtown's density ¢ could be e gisher and some tes in an china and is not needed to meet provincial t Stainton, a local rent iew — calling on council to listen to town staff on this issue, arguing that they are the experts. He took issue with statis- tics provided by other resi- dents, calling it "misinfor- mation" and "fear monger- Stainton argued the po} wation numbers supplied by these residents were in- flated, with no consider- ation given to the realities ‘PROPOSED CHANGES RAISE NUMBER OF CONCERNS of the development indus- "all developers go for id have 4,000 condo units that I am either building or in pre-construction on. We have two projects right now where we are not going for full density and the reasons are parking issues, servic- ing issues, and marketing factors." Council ultimately vot- ed to receive the comments from residents. These will be taken into consideration as town staff continues to update land policies for Midtown. Ward 3 Coun. Janet Has lett-Theall also called for conflicting caleulations of build-out population in Midtown and entity p popu- lation shares and best prac- tices for the development of growth nodes. Her motion received unanimous support from council. ommitt port back to Call be before the end of 2023. STORY BEHIND THE STORY: With updates being proposed to Midtown Oakville land use policies, we wanted to share what those potential changes entail and how residents feel about them. Always Here to Help You! v Patient Counselling EIB TEAR E 2 FANE? 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