THE OAKVILLE BEAVER W ed. Ju ly 21 - Sat. Ju ly 24 (some exceptions apply) I- G K O V E V I L E A G E , O A K V I L L E 8 4 5 - 0 6 5 5 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Oakville firm helps bust luxury car theft ring By Kim Amott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER An Oakville investigator has helped Toronto police break up a major auto theft ring and recover a million dollars worth of luxury cars. Mike Proska, co-owner of Burloak Investigative Services and a former police officer, tracked down a stolen Mercedes-Benz to an Etobicoke warehouse July 12th. The building turned out to be the home of a crime ring sus pected of exporting stolen luxu ry cars. But it was a cellular trans mitting device known as a Boomerang which resulted in the downfall of the thieves. Proska, whose company does all the Ontario tracking for the Boomerang device, set out to search for the stolen Mercedes. The transmitter, which hooks into the Bell Mobility network, allowed him to locate the car. "It operates on the same prin ciple as a cellular phone," explained Proska. "We can pin point (the car's) location within feet." Police eventually searched the premises and recovered 15 high-end vehicles, including a Lexus and several BMWs. They also arrested three men and con fiscated equipment designed for re-fitting stolen cars with new vehicle identification numbers. Proska and his partner Gary Robertson have been doing the Ontario tracking for the Quebec-based Boomerang company for the last two years. Along with cars, the devices are also frequently installed on construction equipment and other expensive portable items. On July 1st, Proska tracked down a stolen bulldozer in the Peel region, which led police to make several arrests. He believes the demand for the tracking devices, which have only been for sale in Ontario for about a year, is growing. www.region.halton.on.ca DEVELOPMENT CHARGES ACT, 1997 S .0 .1997, C. 27 O. REG. 82/98 NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGE BY-LAW BY THE CORPORATION OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON www.region.hallon.on.ca TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Regional Municipality of Halton passed By-law No. 117-99 on the 14th of July, 1999 under section 2 of the Development Charges Act, 1997. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal the by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board under section 14 of the Act by filing with the aerie of the Regional Municipality of Halton, not later than 4:30 p.m. on the 23rd day of August, 1999, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection. A An explanation of the development charges imposed and a description of the lands to which the by-law applies are set out below. The complete by-law is available for inspection at the Cletk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Dated at the Town of Oakville, in the Regional Municipality of Halton, the 23td day of July, 1999. Joan A. Eaglesham Regional Clerk OVERVIEW BY-LAW NO. 117-99 A BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR THE REGIONAL MT JNICIPAUTY OF HATTON By-law No. 117-99 imposes development charges for residential and non-residential development in the geographic area of the Region for the following services to pay for the increased capital costs required because of increased need for services arising from development: water, wastewater, roads, police, services for seniors and growth studies. LANDS AFFECTED The provisions of this By-law apply to all lands in the geographic area of the Region as shown in Map 'A'. Where land is developed in the HUSP Expansion Areas and Existing Urban Areas as shown in Map 'B \ the development charge payable is the sum of the following: • the roads, police, services for seniors and growth studies components of the applicable development charge under this By-law; • the water component of the development charge under By-law No. 65-99 if the development proceeds on the basis of the water services in that By-law or the water component of the development charge under this By-law if the development proceeds on the basis of the water services in this By-law; and • the wastewater component of the development charge under By-law No. 65-99 if the development proceeds on the basis of the wastewater services in that By-law or the wastewater component of the development charge under this By-law if the development proceeds on the basis of the wastewater services in this By-law. Except as set out above for the areas shown m Map 'B \ the applicable amount identified as Total Urban Charges in Tables 1 and 2 (subject to the adjustments set out below) shall be imposed on all lands located wuhtn the exrsung urban areas defined on Map 'A'. • The applicable amount identified as Total Rural Charges in Tables 1 and 2 (subject to the adjustments set out below) shall be imposed on all lands located within the rural areas defined on Map 'A'. ADJUSTMENT The development charge for: • retail development shall be the total urban or rural charge shown on Table 2 plus any increase for indexing multiplied by 75%; and • other non-residential development shall be the total urban or rural charge shown on Table 2 plus any increase for indexing multiplied by 50%. INDEXING The development charges set out in Tables 1 and 2 shall be adjusted without amendment to this By-law on April 1 st of each year, commencing April 1 st, 2000, in accordance with the Statistics Canada Ouarterlv Constructron Price Statistic (catalogue number 62-007). For further information please contact: Mark Scinocca, Corporate Services Department, Budgets & Fiscal Policy Services Division, 905-825-6000, extension 7043. Regional {Vlunicipality of Halton, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 3L1 TABLE 1 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES* Single and Semi Detached Multiples 3 or More Bedrooms Multiples 1 And2 Bedrooms Apartments 2 Or More Bedrooms Apartments Less Than 2 Bedrooms Special Care/ Special Need Dwellings Region-Wide Charges (Urban and Rural) Growth Studies $ 10.42 $ 8.78 $ 6.38 $ 6.03 $ 4.10 $ 3.22 Police 61.24 51.60 37.50 35.43 24.08 18.92 Roads 2,153.% 1,815.14 1,319.00 1,246.39 847.06 665.55 Services For Seniors 46.65 39.31 28.56 26.99 18.34 14.41 Sub-Total $237237 $ 1,914.83 $ 1391.44 $ 1314.84 $ 89338 $ 702.10 Specific Urban Charges Wastewater $ 1,568.56 $ 1,321.82 $ 960.52 $ 907.65 $ 616.85 $ 484.67 Water 2,329.75 1,963.27 1,426.65 1,348.12 916.19 719.87 Sub-Total $ 3,89831 $3,285.09 $2387.17 $2355.77 $ 1333.04 $130434 Total Urban Charges $ 6,170.58 $5,199.92 $ 3,778.61 $ 3370.61 $ 2,426.62 $1306.64 Total Rural Charges % 121221 $ 1,914.83 $ 1391.44 $ 1314.84 $ 89338 $ 702.10 ♦Residential development charges are subject to indexing in accordance with section 17 of By-law No. 117-99. TABLE 2 NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES* PER SQUARE FOOT OF TOTAL FLOOR AREA Region-Wide Charges (Urban and Rural) Growth Studies Roads Police Sub-Total Specific Urban Charges Water Wastewater Sub-Total Total Urban Charges Total Rural Charges PER SQUARE METRE OF TOTAL FLOOR AREA Region-Wide Charges (Urban and Rural) Growth Studies Roads Police Sub-Total Specific Urban Charges Water Wastewater Sub-Total Total Urban Charges Total Rural Charges $ 0.003 1.336 0.016 $ 1.355 $ 1.701 1.715 $ 3.416 $ 4.771 $ 1355 $ 0.030 14.377 0.176 $ 14.583 $ 18.309 18.458 $ 36.767 $ 51350 $ 14383 ♦Non-residential development charges are subject to subsection 16(2) of By-law No. 117-99, which provides that the development charge for: a) retail development shall be the total urban or rural charge shown above plus any increase for indexing under section 17 of By-law No. 117-99 multiplied by seventy-five percent (75%); and b) other non-residential development shall be the total urban or rural charge shown above plus any increase for indexing under section 17 of By-law No. 117-99 multiplied by fifty percent (50%). MAP A MAP OF REGION OF HALTON M APB URBAN & HUSP EXPANSION AREAS IN MILTON AND HALTON HILLS 401 How many cops do w e need? Public input is being solicited regarding a com prehensive new report on the future of Halton Regional Police staffing. To that end, an information meeting has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday in the community room of police h e a d q u a r t e r s , 1151 Bronte Rd. (Sessions are also being held in other munici palities through out the region.) Among the 54 r e c o m m e n d a tions in the report, entitled "Bringing Into Focus," is the hiring of 37 new officers, 24 than already approved by the Halton Regional Police Services Board. The Halton Regional Police A s s o c i a t i o n m aintains that, with the service already under staffed, all 37 should be front line officers. The hiring of the 24 new recruits has already been postponed from January. Police Chief Ean Algar said he will not give a detailed response until the Sept. 23rd Police Services Board meeting. An executive summary of the report, prepared by Perivale & Taylor, and a ref erence copy of the full docu ment is available at all main library branches, the C lerk's Office at Town Hall and at Halton Region, Halton Regional Police headquar ters and district offices and on the Internet at w w w . w o r l d - chat.com/hrp. Mail your comments by Sep. 1st to Services Board chair Donald Robinson at PO Box 2700, 1151 Bronte Rd, O a k v i l l e , Ontario, L6J 5C7 or fax them to 825-9417. http://www.region.halton.on.ca http://www.region.hallon.on.ca http://www.world-chat.com/hrp http://www.world-chat.com/hrp Wed. July 21 - Sat. July 24 I- GKO V E V ILEA G E , OAKVILL E 845-0655 By Kim Amott DEVELOPMENT CHARGES ACT, 1997 S.0.1997, C. 27 O. REG. 82/98 NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGE BY-LAW BY THE CORPORATION OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON BY-LAW NO. 117-99 A BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR THE REGIONAL MT JNICIPAUTY OF HATTON