Moving Forward on Sustainable Halton: Building complete and healthy communities by Regional Chair Gary Carr Halton Region is developing a plan for creating sustainable and healthy communities for generatians ta corne. This growth management initiative is called Sustainable Halton and is Haltan's response ta the Provincial 'Places ta Grow' Plan. The Ontario gavernment's Growth Plan has assigned a population of 780,000 and 390,000 jobs ta Haltan Region by 2031. Halton Region is required ta plan for this population and employment growth. Our efforts through Sustainable Haltan will mean greater protection of farmland. better infrastructure, and more liveable communities. From aur work ta date, we know that not ail future population grawth in Halton can be accommodated within aur exîsting urban areas. New urban areas will have ta be built in Halton ta accommodate growth starting in the year 2021. In June 2008, Halton Region released five Growth Concepts that show where future homes and jobs could be located. We are currently seeking your input on these concepts, wbich can be reviewed on aur website at www.halton.ca/sustailablehaltofl. In September, we will be hasting four open houses ta discuss the five Growth Concepts. At the open house, you will learn about how we are planning for sustainable and healthy communities and bow we will meet the Province's population and employment growth forecasts for Halton Region. We are interested in getting your feedback on wbat you feel are the strengths and weaknesses of each Growtb Concept. We would like ta know if you have any suggested changes for the Growth Concepts. We would also like ta know if there is a growth concept that you prefer. Yaur comments are important as we move forward on Sustainable Halton and further refine the concepts in the next phase of work. If you are unable ta attend any of the open bouses, you can provide your comments by vîsiting the Sustainable Halton website at www.halton.ca/ sustainablebaltan and completing an anlime workbook. Please estiser visit the website or attend an open bouse ta let us know wbat you tbink. The deadline for providing comments is September 30, 2008. 1 look forward ta hearing from you. Working together, we can plan a sustainable Halton that will serve theneeds of Halton residents and businesses for generations ta corne. We need to hear 1Join usa n f ouru $wngoen houses toareyu thoughts on how and wtiere you want Hatton ta grow in the future. if you are unable ta attend any of thse open bouses, you can provide your comments by visiting wwwJamOf.caI sustulobalton and completing an onine workbookl he deadline for providing comments la September 30, 2008. op""Hom fringtom Monday% September 8 6:15 - 9:00p. (presentation at 6:45) Appleby Ice Centre -'Mueti Purpose Room 1201 Appleby Liope Milton Tuesday% Sejtennber 9 6:15 -9:00 p.rn. (presentation at 6:45) MiltonSports Centre - Banq~uet Room 605 Santa Maria Blvd. OakvlUe Wednesday, September 10 6:15 - 9:00 p.m. (presentation at 6:45) River Oaks Community Centre - Community Room A 2400 Sixtis Une Hialto. Hil Tuesday, September 16 6:15 -9:00 p.m. (presentation at 6:45) Georgetown District High Scisool - Cafeteria 70 Guelphs St. Growth Concepts: Common Themes The five Growth Concepts released in June 2008, reflect Halton's planning vision and the priorities identified through previous consultation. A number of common themes are found in each Growth Concept. They are: " A natural heritage system that includes features like woodlots, valleys, streams, creeks; " New mixed-use*/residential lands are located so that they are an extension of existing urban areas; " Keeping farmland in the southern portion of Halton Hilîs to support established farming activities in the area; " Keeping southwest Milton as rural to preserve connections with farmland in the Greenbelt and Niagara Escarpment area and to limit the potential for land use conflicts with the Halton Waste Management Facility and the CN rail corridor; " The opportunity to locate mixed-use 1 residential development around a potential GO Transit station in east Milton (around Trafalgar Road and the rail mie) in order to support and encourage transit use; and " New employment lands are located along Highway 401 in both Milton and Halton Huis because this area has* strong connections within Halton to existing employment lands, are a preferred trucking route with good highway access, and include strcnig connections to other existing employment areas outside of the Region. mixed-use includes things like shopping and stores, hospitals, schools and community centres Metingbyeraln Cours a taial Kalton megion Keadquartefl September 1 Offices closed for Labour Day Sept. 9, 9:30 arn. Health & Social Services Cte Sept. 10, 9:30 arn. Planning & Psblic Works Cte Sept. 10, 1:30 p.rn. Administration & Finance Cte Sept. 17. 9:30 a.rn. Regional Council Meeting Sept. 30, 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cte This page han been donated by this newspaper to communicate important information to Halton residents an no cost to taxpayers.