NEWS The Champion takes a look at the biqgest news in 2005 SPORTS Former juniors strut stuff at alumni game ZAK'S Wee PHARMACY ek 10% Se,îios Discounit EM " AI Dmg Pis Accepted V VkhteO Oflag no. avieMit hb nento t i t i ni "At Zakla W Car* About Ybur Neait," 70 MaIn St. E. 875-2424j A METROLANO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 146 NO 84 'C--HURSOAY, DECEMBER 29,2005 $1.00 (GST included) ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Artist's Iatest project to adorn chapel to rî wwwkar ý.G 28 PAGES Usîng Communication to Build Better CSommunities" Lots more changes coming to town [* Iside Mayor Krantz discusses what residents can expect for their town in 2006 By MELANIE HENNESSEY The Champion As 2006 roils in, Milton Mayor Gord Krantz anticipates that the huge residen- tial growth the town has seen is going to start shifting to the west side of town. In an interview with The Champion Tuesday, Me. Keantz went over what he sees happening around Milton over the next 12 months. But svith a slew oit pro- poised subdivisions coming forward foe vest Milton, Mr. Krantz predicted the gross'îth will transter to that end oit the municipality. But for the mayor, things aren't just aIl about housing subdivisions. Maintainin that balance between residen- Gord Krantz agenda for next ycae. "Il oeans job creation and economic viability for this community"- he said. 'YOU have to make these things happen... tell people svhy they should being their business here." And svhile taxes rnay be going up by three per cent in 20016, or around $18 for the average urban hinmeîwncr and $15 for those in the rural area, Mr. Krantz said he's happy tii have kept the jump around the rate oft inflation. "l'm detînîîcly opposed to longe increases," he said. noting that's svhat a muîîicipality wiiuld be faeed svith in the long mun if it ignores necessary expenditures and tries to maintain zero per cent tax ,aa n sa cme- increases. On the housing front, he said development might cial growth is something he also deemcd t0 be When tl comes to roads, Mr. Keantz acknowl- go down slightly in 2006 because the east end of important. edged that there's been 'a bit of a backlash" from town is "more or less building ont.' He noted ensuring the industrial and commercial the coîmmunity regaeding the timing of upgeades "Things may slow down a bit," he remarked. svell-being oîf the tosvn is something that tops bis -see KRANTZ on page A4 Comment ........A6-A7 Dateline."....... *A14 Real Estate ........Al18 Classified ...A24-A25 www.miltontoyota.com GORRUD'S AUTO 6 Rt U F www.gorrudsautogroup.com