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+ NEWS -TOWN HALL TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD MOVING FORWARD g z dlea@metroland.com The Town of Oakville is moving ahead with plans to rebuild town hall; hi ever, it appears the local fa. 2 cility will not be heading to z anew location. Oakville council voted during its Tuesday, Aug. 15 meeting to proceed with the prograi building requirements t t create a new town the existing site, 1225 Tra. falgar Rd. The town's director of facility services, Kendall Wayow, noted the current town hall building dates back to the 1960s and is in the path of a future road that will connect White Oaks Boulevard and Mid- town Oakville at the com- ing extension of Cross Ave- Beaver | Thursday, August what road project is ex- pected to get underway in the late 2020s. The current plan would see town hall demolished and then rebuilt to the west of the new roa “The current town hall site offers advantages terms of convenience and accessibility for residents, members of council and transition of operations and minimizes disruption to existing administrative processes. The town al- ready owns 1225 Trafalgar Rd. This eliminates the need for significant acqui- sition costs and using the site will result in substan- tial cost savings during construction and develop- ment of the new town hall.” Not all councillors were enthusiastic about th lea. Ward 1 con Sean O'Meara questioned why town hall could not be relo- cated to el Square, which is Dr Mayur Desai and Associates - Erin Mills Eye Care has moved to anew and Taal 1eeNZe\eu (ele NNR Hite) We are located 8 Winston Park TO BOOK ONLINE insidehalton.com iteya) A) oe, MAYUR DESAI i’) i’) DR. JASMINE AU Graham Paine/Metroland file photo Plans to tear down and rebuild Oakville's town hall have taken another step forward. owned by the town. He argued this location would bring town hall to a future cultural hub and to where the people are. Town chief administra- tive officer Jane Clohecy ntennial Square site does not have enough space to accommo- date town hall without eliminating some of the DR. LAURE BIDAISEE . DR. DAVID SPENCE . minutes drive from Erin Mills Town Center on Dundas and DR. ANGELA FAN Ly) © www.orbeyecare.com @ 905-829-8881 or 905-569-3937 DR. SIMONE KARLIN, cultural hub Components planned for the a like the a and pai ark 5 Coun. Jeff Knoll asked a why the town hall was not considered for a site in Oakville's Uptown Ore. He noted a town-owned former public works site could be an ideal location. "This seems like the per- fect opportunity about to ll. works site is slated to ac- commodate housing and for this reason was elimi- Knoll said similar hous- ing could be developed on the site now being contem- plated for the new town hall instead. "I think this is worth a second | look," he said. 4Coun. Peter Lon- go rated whether it was possible to simply redirect the road slightly to spare town hall and avoid the ex- pense of a complete re- build. Jill Stephen, the town's director ofengineeringand construction, said such a redirection would not work asit would resultin the cre- tersection that w problematic from a safety and operational stand. point. Council ultimately vot- ed to move ahead with the project Wetow said the new town hall will be a techno- logically advanced, and en- vironmental conscious fa- cility that supports a hy- brid work environment for 600 staff members. He said when creating wn hall, staff will prioritize accessibility, in- achieving net ze “reno carbon emissions by Town stat were unable to provide an estimate of how much building anew wn hall will co: “The facility ice tag and details about parking and more will be provided at a later date. uncil previously ap- proved around $250,000 in funding for a feasibility study to look into the de- is of the town hall pro- eat study is expected to take four to six months to complete. Book your 647-496-1424 2-2983 Westoak Trails Blvd. akville villageortho.ca At Village Orthodontics in Oakville, we specialize in beautiful smiles using clear aligners and traditional braces. New Patients Welcome ns VILLAGE “Gb orTHODONTICs today