Champion Country, Tuesday, May 10, 2005-21 LoPVVe1 Base4 14111 clsr îs pJut onI II U ~ Peoplewho os ne îiaïipoiij I R ixîllliîcîd ilîg cou1,11 U dIk e I ll ed mai î~l saîd. cijîce but to cali oti [heur animual tree saleC njuries I The closure of a section ot Lower Base the stan -up of construction until aller July Council heard froru the Jakaitises last because of the closure. f by up to Line for construction has been temporarily 1. "If the garden centre business is to year on the Lower Base Line closure as Melanie Hennessey coni be reached at 3% put on hold. extend beyond July 1, we would be pleased weIl and its impacts on their Christmuas tree nihennesses'@rilroncaniadianchampion.com. After Milton counicil heard fromn con- cerned residents at its recent meeting, it deferred the third reading of a bylaw that would've extended the temporary ctosure of the road between Trafalgar Road and Ninth Line froin May 7 to July 29. Construction on this stretch started last year. but since there was a delay in initiat- ing the project due to things like a [ruck haulage strike and uvet weather conditions, the work stili isn't tinished. The initial dlo-Âm sure was in effect from September t13 to May 6, but the road bas actually been open to traffic since the winter. Lower Base Line residents Stan and Gayle Jakaitis appeared belore counicil to voice their concemrs on the detrimental affect closing the road now would have on their greenhouse business. "You know very well if you close the road from May 7 to July 29 there is no greenhouse season," said Ms Jakaitis. "You understand you can't just go around and close roads. You impact people's lives." Last year, the Town decided to start con- struction on this section of Lower Base Line after July 1 to minimize the impact on the Jakaitis' greenhouse business. Mr. Jakaitis suggested defemrng the bylaw and said if the Town extended him, an invitation to sit down and discuss theirFain t concernas, he'd attend.2 Council directed staff to meet with the Jakaitises to try to reach a satisfactory solu- -W#,6*«W 00 - tion regarding the road clorsure, with little delay to construction. Ward 1 Councillor Brian Penan noted s he'd like to see discussions take place oè le b » W4 immediately. "I want to bave it dealt with as quickly as possible as well," said Mayor Gord Krantz. "Even if 1 had to call a special counicil meeting, 1 would do that." M M M 3, Ward 3 Councillor Jan Mowbray told council at the April 25 meeting that she doesn't see how anything else but closing the road after July 1 this summuer will be an acceptable solution for the couple. Stf et with the Jakaitises last week to discusa the issue. An e-mail sent from m P O MRa C m u . Town Engineering Director Paul Cripps to * M Participants 30.999* 0$399M $750s?. sought for»,&m special day d 1 Applications are now avaîlable for Halton Regional Police's annual Special Friends Day, being held June 12 at Country Heritage Park on Tremnaine Road. tb Special Friends Day provides an oppor- tuniîy for members of the community with physical/developmental challenges to corne together with meinbers of the police service for a day of fun. *Pic plus freight and applkab1e ta=, no admînf. lm Re carpet lem, 36 mtis, 20,000 kpy, opion to pur- Events will be held rain or shine, and chs at leuepr.O C *iedIm fe.Se" tfr dtis. participants are reminded to bring suni- screen and bug repellent. Participation applications - which must be retumed by Sunday -are available at www.hrps.on.ca or can be picked up ait the police station on Childs Drive, across from O D LI C L MitnMl.They're also being distributed F through schools and community agencies. M5 IVAN 3 iRENý E A8'T. M1 ITO-)N Completed forms cas be retumned to any .1r Balton Regional Police station or mailed www.gullgo lo wro to: Special Friends Day, c/o The Halton A Trcadttlo f V luge & Trust sirnip 1967 Regional Police Service, 1151 Bronte Rd., PO. Box 2700, Oakville, L6J 5C7. SA ES LA IG-S R CE P RT- C ISO CE TR