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4 bd 5 DAVID LEA 2 dlea@metroland.com hursday, June 22, 2023 | At least 100 affordable ville. 2 Town council voted unanimously during its a Monday, May 29 meeting to transfer the seven-hectare site at 2274 Trafalgar Rd. to the Oakville Municipal De- villeMD' subsidiary creat vance community renewal initiatives through the marketing levelop- ment of the town! 's surplus land holdings. The property at 2274 Trafalgar Rd. was declared surplus by council on June 7, 2000. Council tasked Oakvil- leMDC with a number of objectives related to the de- velopment of this property. Besides imizi peen directed to establish heigl ht im - for the prop- erty thro an official plan sroueh a that will need to be approved by council. iinoted future de with those height limits. The staff report did not spell out what those height limits should be. "It's too premature to say What i is boas appropri ate in Neil Garbe, the town! 's Somme sioner of community devel- opment. The creation of a mini- f 100 affordable housing units on the prop- erty was listed as another objective. Council is also hoping 1.07 hectares of the site can be used as an unstructured parkland space to provide the community with an ar- eafor ings an profit, OakvilleMDC has community events. Z Town of Oakville photo Oakville council voted to move forward with a plan to create more than 100 affordable homes on a former public works site. Ward 3 Councillor Janet said she Haslett-Theall liked the inclusion of af- Book your Personalized Smile Consultation today At Village Orthodontics in Oakville, we specialize in beautiful smiles using fordable housing, but voiced concerns about how the affordability of those units would bs be protected in the long Town ‘chick administra- tive officer Jane Clohecy noted that finding ways to guarantee the affordable units vil- leMDC as the project moves forward. Haslett-Theall went on to express the importance of. getting this project done right "We know that what's going to get built in a lot of places is not, quote un- quote, really affordable and doesn't meet that af- fordable definition the Hal- get a few opportunities to do better and I hope that is the direction we are giving. To do much better." peat Tenoeay and CEO Mark Men said the hope is that thes site feature a mix of fee MORE THAN 100 AFFORDABLE HOMES | PLANNED FOR FORMER PUBLIC WORKS SITE simple | ownership and at 'S San about the negoti- ation process as we get to the development stage, but I can assure you that af- fordable housing at a mini. mum of 100 units is going to be front and centre and ifit can be more than 100 units, it will be," he said. The fact that the former public works site will soon see some development ac- tivity was well received by Ward Councillor Jeff Knoll, who noted it has been a Jong time coming. “Thos us who re- present Vara 5andI think in Ward 6 are oon exclted to see some ficial plan amend- ment will be presented to council at a later date, pro- viding details about the structures that will be built on the 2274 Trafalgar Rd. property. individual pligust; Payroll, HST including Tax Amnesty, & Reassessments Tax Audit, & Appeal CRA Collection Instalment Taxpayer Relief and Fairness clear aligners and traditional braces. New Patients Welcome ree lite dl Professi 1 Accountant Schedule your complimentary Ch consultation today! Member of Cana (647) 989-1276 ecounti ian Tax Foundation NALCONE LITE: 647-496-1424 2-2983 Westoak Trails Blvd. Oakville villageortho.ca me —VILLAGE— “Gb orTHODONTICs le solution to your Business and Individu: Appointment Today fo Contide insidehalton.com