Mayor Gord Krantz is joined by Halton Regional Police Sergeants Rob Lloyd (left) and Paul Rudall as the Town installs the first sign in Milton promoting cellphoneâ€"free driving on Thompson Road. The municipality will work in conjunction with the local police service to install 25 adâ€" ditional signs at high trafhic volume locations throughout Milton, reminding drivers of the dangers and penalties associated with cellphone use while driving. The signs were to be in place prior to the Canada Road Safety Week, which runs this week (May 17 to 23). Melanie Hennessey / Canadian Champion www.insidehaliton.com | MILTON CANADIAN CHAMPION | Thursday, May 19, 2016 | 8 Development could impact traffic: resident By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF | A townhouse development proposal on Main Street has a local resident and councilâ€" | lor worried about potential traffhic impacts. This, among other concerns, were disâ€" cussed during a public meeting last Monâ€" day (May 9) on the plans for 128 stacked townhouse units on the south side of | Main Street, east of Harris Boulevard. The units would be divided amongst six threeâ€" storey structures. Underground parking, with 202 spaces, would also be provided, along with 34 surâ€" | face parking spots for residents and visitors. | An additional 12 onâ€"street parking spots on Harris Boulevard have also been proposed. | While the potential development from First Milton Corporation is a scaledâ€"down version of its original plans for the lands â€" a 10â€"storey apartment with 200â€"plus units â€" neighbour Eirini loannidis still isn‘t happy with what she sees and voiced her strong opposition to the Town‘s Comâ€" mittee of the Whole. "There are plenty of areas for developâ€" | | Ward 5 Councilior Arnold Huffman asked if ment and infrastructure, but not in front of our window," said loannidis. "Infilling could ruin the character of our current developâ€" when you spend $20 or more on fresh produce ment, as well as overwhelm it." She cited concerns with a variety of issues, including parking, trafhic and impacts on the local school system. 44 We‘ve got to design these areas for the future. Local and Regional Councilior "I strongly believe our property values will go down and taxes will go up due to the ghettoization of our area," she alleged. Glenn Wellings, who spoke on behalf of First Milton Corporation, said the stacked townhouses "will be of highâ€"quality deâ€" sign." The density of the units conforms to the Town‘s Official Plan, he said. He noted the proposed parking exceeds the parking standards applied to similar developments in town. A traffic study was also conducted in support of the applicaâ€" tion and is currently under review by Town staff, he said. the developer would be willing to accomâ€" modate a space/indentation alongside !~the roadway for a bus to pull over safely and pick up or drop off passengers, with the work being done at First Milton‘s cost. Wellings said the answer is likely yes, notâ€" ing that Town engineering staff would need to review the matter first. Local and Regional Councilior Mike Cluett supported the idea as it would help keep traffic moving in the area. "We‘ve got to design these areas for the future," he said. Ward 4 Councillor Rick Malboeut said while he prefers the current plans to the previous ones for an apartment, he still has concerns with increasing development along Main Street and the resulting traffhic congestion impacts at James Snow Parkway as comâ€" muters try to access Hwy. 401. "In the mornings, it (traffhic) is backed up," he noted. With other Main Street developments in the works, "we‘re only compounding the problem," he said, asking staff to look into the issue. No other residents spoke during the pubâ€" lic meeting. Town staff will now evaluate the application and comments received. A report with a recommendation to approve or deny the plans will be presented at a fuâ€" ture committee meeting.