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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, October 17, 2012 · 8 www.oakville.ca Have your say on Town of Oakville accessibility initiatives Thursday, November 1, 7 ­ 8:30 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Committee Rooms 1 and 2 Want to share your ideas on how to make town services more accessible? Join us on November 1 and give us your feedback on a variety of topics including recreation programming, transportation, public spaces, communications, employment and customer service. Town staff is currently working on the town's draft multi-year accessibility plan highlighting priorities for improving accessibility across Oakville. This is your opportunity to share ideas for the town's consideration before the plan is presented to Council for approval in December 2012. Please register for the meeting by October 29 at 905-845-6601, ext. 3534 or accessibility@oakville.ca and let us know what accommodations you may require. The recommendations of the Budget Committee regarding this matter will be submitted to Council for approval at its meeting on November 19, 2012 commencing at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber of Town Hall. This would include a proposed by-law under section 7 of the Building Code Act to change existing building permit fees, as well as under section 69(1) of the Planning Act to change existing fees for the processing of applications regarding planning matters. Approved 2013 Rates and Fees will be implemented effective January 1, 2013. For more information contact Kathy Patrick, Supervisor of Council and Committee Services at 905-845-6601, ext. 4235 or kpatrick@oakville.ca or Nancy Sully, Deputy Treasurer, Director of Financial Planning at 905-845-6601, ext. 3143 or nsully@oakville.ca Review of Oakville's 2013 Proposed Rates and Fees Be informed. Be part of the Budget process. will be available for review on October 26, 2012 at www.oakville.ca/townhall/2013-budget.html or in person at Town Hall at the ServiceOakville customer service desk. At this meeting, the Budget Committee will discuss: Proposed changes to existing fees (transit fares, recreation program fees, building and planning permit fees, parking rates, etc.) stimated costs of administering and enforcing the Building Code Act by the Town of Oakville stimated costs of administering and enforcing the Planning Act by the Town of Oakville Rationale for imposing or changing fees Anyone wishing to provide comments to the Committee on this matter may do so in person or by submitting written comments to the Town Clerk at townclerk@oakville.ca by 9 a.m. on November 12, 2012. Budget Committee Meeting Monday, November 12, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Council Chamber How will this impact you? The 2013 Proposed Rates and Fees will be adopted as part of the 2013 Budget process. The proposed rates and fees You're invited! North Oakville Trails Plan Public Information Meeting Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:30 to 8 p.m. Town Hall - Trafalgar room access into the Natural Heritage System (a preserved green space of over 900 hectares). The hierarchy of trails includes multi-use trails, major trails and minor trails as well as a netwrok of on-road cycle lanes and bike routes. All trails wil be built into the communities over time. Want to learn more? Come out to the public information meeting. This is your chance to review the draft plan and provide feedback before the town presents it to Council for approval. For more information visit www.oakville.ca or contact Chris Clapham, Sustainable Transportation Program Coordinator, Town of Oakville, 905-845-6601, ext.3306 or cclapham@oakville.ca from 5.2% to 6.5% based on the actual comparator average in 2011, while maintaining the original 2011 and 2012 rate increases of 5% and 5.2% respectively and the report be referred back to staff for public consultation and report back to the 2013 budget committee." All are welcome to attend. As part of Vision 2057, The Town of Oakville is reviewing its North Oakville Trails Plan, a unique trail system within the New Communities of Oakville, located north of Dundas Street (407 West, Sixteen Hollow, Glenorchy, and Joshua's Meadows). We want to hear from you! Trails are an essential part of North Oakville to link the new communities, reduce reliance on roads, encourage walking and cycling, provide for a healthy community, and control Notice of Public Input Meeting Harbours Mooring Rates Wednesday, October 24, 7-9 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Committee Rooms 1 and 2 A public input meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 24 2012 to receive public consultation on Town of Oakville Harbours Mooring Rates. During the 2012 budget committee deliberations, the following motion was approved: "That Option 1 ­ Market Comparator Rate Achieved in 2016, be approved which adjusts the 2013 to 2016 rates Fall loose leaf collection October 15 to November 30 Loose leaves from designated areas in Oakville will be collected as follows: Date Zone Date Zone October 15 to 19 4, 5, 6, 7 November 5 to 9 9, 6, 7 October 22 to 26 1, 3, 9, 10 November 12 to 16 1, 3, 10, B and C October 29 to November 2 4, 5 November 19 to 23 4, 5, 6, 7, A November 26 to 30 1, 3, 9, 10 Please ensure: All loose leaves are placed on the boulevard or on the shoulder, not over catch basins or in the ditches in front of your house Leaves are free of debris and other foreign matter Leaves are put out no earlier than seven days before the first day of your pickup and no later than 7 a.m. on the first day of collection in your zone Please note: Homeowners are responsible for removing contaminated piles of leaves or leaves that have been put out after the collection dates. Halton Region continues to pick up bagged leaves and yard waste on the same day as your garbage pick-up. For more information, please refer to the loose-leaf collection web page at www.oakville.ca or contact ServiceOakville at 905-845-6601 or email serviceoakville@oakville.ca