From: Councillor Allan Elgar Important public information meeting March 19, 2014, 7 to 9 p.m. Presentation at 7:15 p.m. Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre Black Box Theatre - Room A030 2302 Bridge Road, Oakville On March 19 the Town is hosting a public information meeting regarding the potential development of the Merton Lands. This large swath of greenspace (578 acres) includes Saw-whet golf course, Deerfield golf course and Fourteen Mile Creek. I am strongly against even considering development in this area for a number of reasons: · Oakville has already met Provincially-mandated growth targets in its Official Plan - you can see the rapid development happening north of Dundas. Do we really need to sacrifice even more of our precious greenspace? · We have not budgeted for any additional growth. · The environmental studies which will be used to determine which areas can be developed on Saw-whet were done by the development industry! Does that sound like a good idea to you? · If Saw-whet and Deerfield are given the green light for development, is Glen Abbey Golf Course next? · The vast majority of the Merton lands were purchased by the Province in 1978 for passive recreation - shouldnt that vision remain? I am hoping the public will speak up on this important issue. Heres what you can do: · read the information on my website to find out more about the lands elgar.ca/Ward%204_Spring2014.pdf · attend the public information meeting on March 19 and voice your concerns · spread the word to family, friends and neighbours (feel free to forward this email widely) · let me know your thoughts on this issue by replying to this email or giving me a call (416-709-0082). I am trying to gauge the publics opinion - some at Town Hall say the public doesnt care. I look forward to hearing from you, and hope that you will come to the March 19th meeting. Warm regards Allan Elgar Ward 4 Regional and Town Councillor elgar.ca 416-709-0082
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:11:54 +0000
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