8-The Canadian Champion, Friday, June 25, 2004 Development charges to risc, transportation plan passes ,3 tIr litr r rc iiu , /a1Ip VIl By the end of' August, Halton will be home 10 some of the high- est development charges in the province. Regional council passed its updated roads and general services development charge hylaw Wednesday that will corne into effect August 3 1, along with a dis- count policy for developmcnts that are flot residential or retail. The new fee, in addition to the water, wastewater and GO Transit charges already in effect, takes the current residential development charge from $7,860) to $10649 and froni $15.191 10 $17,714 in Halton Urbati Structure Plan (HUSP> areas in Mîlton and north Oakville. For non-residential, the tees wtll go tr(om $574 per square b'olt ti $8.016pKr square b'ot and l'rom $5.98 tii $9.41 in the Milton IIUSP a 25 per cetnt discount on the gen- eral portion of the fee, which will he phased to zero hy 2(X08, Regional and Oakville Councillor Allan Elgar told council he wasn't in favour of the discount clause. -1 féee everybody has to pay their fair share. 1 do no1 support discounts at ail." It's forecasted that developtnenî charges will pay for 82 per cent of growth-relaied capital costs from now until 2(X)8. The remaining 18 per cent has been deemed for regional inancing, which means cach household will have to pay $53.60. based on an average $250.000O propenty assessment, to help cover the shorifaîl. Transportation plan okayed The developînent charges were creaied in conjonction w~ith the %O 1ll c kCp.lil11. Illçl.ILI on the envirooment minimal. It identifies which roads need to be upgraded and paid for hy devel- opment charges, which is estimat- ed to cost $804 million from now until 2021. 0f that, $644 million needs 10 be recovered from devel- opment charges for growth, with the balance being paid for by taxes and other sources, such as reserves. Other key points in the I4TMP include promoting carpooling and public transit, creating outside lanes for bicyclists on new or rebuilt urban arterial roads, increasing traffie signal co-ordina- lion and providing transit signal priorities and queue jurnp lanes on regional roads. "What's important Io note is that the plan is 001 statie. As lechnology evolves and new ideas and opportunities arise, the plan wilI be enhanced îhrough con- c,.,,111 the 1 IlniRIi5tu iaiton t ratts port aition Master Fplan îinued fýive-year reviews." w ý MMER PROGRAMS flusp. (HTMP). which was als(i apprîîved Regtonal Chair Joyce Sasolir( AVAILABLE! Thelic dscunt. targeted ai indus- hy counicil Wednesdav. Melaîiie Jlenne.se vcî co tnial conîpanies. nhcans îhcy will The plan outlines whaî has Io be reaclîed ai nihennessneQanli SkiH, for Success, Lessons for v gel 6W)pKr cent ofi the roads pornion done to meci Iravel demand on canadianchornpion.coni. ENROLI BEFORE JUNE Priemnstra ilo oa RECEIVE $10000 OFFri emnse inM lo da -RUEINd-) 917 Nipissing Rd. at Thompsmoo- Prime Minister Paul Martno wll nake a stop in Milton on his campaign trail today. Mr. Martin %vill he aI Halton Lîberal candtdate Gary -said te. ni/ton- Carr's office at 2:31) p.m. The local campaign headquarters are located at 357 Main St. E. HOW WE'RE MAKING THINGS RIGHT AFTER OUR RECENT PROCESSUNG DISRUPTION. We're glad to say that normal business has resumed at RBC. Here are answers to the questions you're asking. ARE MOST CHARGES REVERSED AUTOMATICALLy? Yes. On lune 8, we began to automatically reverse, wherever possible, banking service charges, fees and overdraft interest that our RBC clients may have been charged as a result of our recent processing disruption. The vast majority of necessary adlustments will likely be completed by lune 30. After lune 30, if you see a charge due to the processing disruption that has not been corrected, please bring it to our attention. Contact your branch, business centre or cati 1-800-ROYAI: 1-1 (1-800-769-2511). Other financial institutions are following similar procedures for their clients. If you think you've been affected, please contact your financial institution. 1 INCURRED OTHER COSTS. WILL 1 BE REIMBURSED? We will provide reimbursement for substantiated costs and losses directly resulting from the processing disruption. Here's the process: starting )une 21, 2004, clients of RBC and clients of other financial institutions can obtain a Claim Form from any RBC Royal Bank branch, business centre or by calling 1-800-ROYAV 1-1 (1-800-769-2511). A Claim Form can also be downloaded in PDF format from www.rbc.com/clientnews Claim Forms for up to $100 with supporting documentation delivered by RBC clients to their branch will be processed by the branch. Our employees will provide you with any assistance you require in submitting your dlaim. AUl other completed Claim Forms and supporting documentation can be returned to any RBC Royal Bank branch or business centre for forwarding or can be mailed directly to: RBC Processing Service Disruption: Redress and CLaims Process Claims Administrator R. O. Box 517 Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A9 To ensure that you have adequate time to assemble the required information, the deadUine for submittlng dtaims is September 30, 2004. Again, we at RBC Financial Group express our appreciation for your patience and understanding throughout the disruption. And we acknowledge the efforts of our employees and the staff of other financial institutions who continue to work so hard to make things right. RBC JjFiriarcial I.Group Tradernarks of Royal Rank of Canada. RBC FRnancial scoupis a î,ademark of Royal Bank of Canada. 0 Reiseoed trademark of Royat Bank oi Canada. W~hD