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31990F01fl CimiWn: mom LX991. F9131. $150. 3.11139? 98!)? EWFiniEEXblbfief‘i‘EddieBafiei’ St Mildred 's unveils plans for $5.5-milli0n expansion “We have to live here. We want to be responsive to the neighbors,” said St. Mildred’s development director Susan Barkman. Personalized letters have been handâ€"delivered to about 300 area neighbors within the radius of the school. In total 1,750 contacts have been made within the school “We’ve done nothing yet to say the decision has been made," said principal Lynda Dnckworth, noting the development of a model and plans are visuals aids that resulted from a pre-feasibility study. Now comes a feasibility study that features public consultation. Ontario’s Planning Act doesn’t require a private corporation to seek public consultation on a capital buildâ€" ing project, however Duckworth said if the school’s going do it, it’s going to do it right. After extensive planning the East Oakville private all-girls school is now ready to present the plan to the public for feedback before seeking the appropriate building approvals. 1 fter two-years of planning, A St. Mildred’ s Lightbourn » > School has finally unveiled plans for a $5. 5- million two- -storey addition. The addition would be at the rear of the school’s property and would replace an existing deteriorating building and two portables. By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Stafi“ Free street and [at parking evenings after 6 pm. Free lot parking all day Saturday and Sunday 229 Lakeshore Road East (west of Trafalgar) 842-4088 Architect Bill Mockler and St. Mildred's School principal Lynda Duckworth show a model of the proposed expansion plans to Grade 7 and 8 students. (Photo by Peter McCusker) population, immediate area and throughout Oakville. Barkman said there’s been no neg- ative feedback on the proposal. Some individual concerns are being addressed by the school with individ- ual neighbors. The public consultation process includes about 35 meetings in April and May before the board recon- venes May 27th to decide whether to seek application from the Town of Oakville. » For now, St. Mildred’s is asking that anyone interested in attending a public meeting (all will be held at the law offices of O’Connor-MacLeod at If the project becomes a reality, the earliest date for a construction start would be September 1994, a time line that would allow for the proper filing of applications,lpublic consultation and approvals, said St. Mildred’s legal counsel Blair Taylor. ' (See 'Private‘ page 4)