www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, November 14, 2012 · 8 www.oakville.ca You know best! Please join us at a focus group about the new oakvilletransit.ca website Wednesday, November 28, 5 to 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Training Room #1 We've been busy working on a new Oakville Transit website that is scheduled to launch in December. We want to hear your comments about the site's new look, content and features. We're improving the Oakville Transit website to serve YOU better. Sandwiches and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited. Please register for the focus group by November 23 and let us know what accommodations you may require. To register, please contact: Brett McNally, bmcnally@oakville.ca or 905-845-6601, ext. 3921 2013 Budget Be informed. Be part of the Budget process. Budget Open Houses Thursday, November 22, 2012 Committee Room 1, Town Hall 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, November 19, 2012 Council approval of Rates and Fees Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Commissioner presentations Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Delegations Thursday, December 6, 2012 Delegations Thursday, December 13, 2012 Deliberations Monday, December 17, 2012 Council Approval 7 p.m. (Council meeting) 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 7 to 10 p.m. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 7 p.m. (Council meeting) Monday, November 26, 2012 7 to 8 p.m. Lower Lobby, Sixteen Mile Sports Complex Saturday, December 1, 2012 11:30 a.m. to noon Black Box Theatre, Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre Or join us at our Budget Committee meetings All meetings are open to the public and held in Council Chamber at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. Monday, November 12, 2012 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Distribution of budget book, budget overview and rates and fees Wednesday, November 15, 2012 Commissioner presentations 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oakville is committed to striking a healthy balance between offering valued services and programs to residents, making strategic investments in community priorities, and keeping the overall tax increase in line with inflation. Please join Councillor Tom Adams, chair of the Budget Committee as he hosts the 2013 Budget Open Houses for an opportunity to learn how your tax dollars are spent. Come out, ask questions and have your say! Residents wishing to appear before the Budget Committee as a delegation should register at townclerk@oakville.ca or call 905-815-6015. Can't make the Budget Committee meetings in person? Watch them live at www.towntv.ca. Visit oakville.ca for more information on the 2013 Budget and how you can get involved. making oral submissions at the public meeting are requested to submit a written outline of the submission to the Town Clerk. All submissions should include the full name and address of the presenter. If you wish to be notified of the passing or refusal of the heritage conservation district plan by-law, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Ontario Heritage Act and can form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the records and freedom of information officer at 905-815-6053. Public Meeting Proposed Downtown Oakville Heritage Conservation District Plan Monday, December 10, 2012 at 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Council Chamber You are invited to attend and provide input at this meeting hosted by Planning and Development Council. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the proposed downtown Oakville heritage conservation district plan. There will be no decision made to pass a heritage conservation district by-law at this meeting. You may request a hard copy of the draft plan at the Planning Services department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or visit the town's website -- oakville.ca, and search for downtown heritage conservation -- as of November 20, 2012. Questions or written submissions may be directed to Susan Schappert, heritage planner, district west/east, Planning Services department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3870 or at sschappert@oakville.ca If a person does not make oral submissions at this public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Town of Oakville, they may be later denied an opportunity to appeal the passing of a by-law adopting the heritage conservation district plan under subsection 41 (1) or under subsection (2). Any submission to the Planning and Development Council, either in hard copy or in electronic format, must be forwarded to the Clerk's department for receipt no later than noon on December 10, 2012 to ensure its availability to the Members of Council at the meeting. Individuals for infill housing and additions to houses required for building an addition or new home in an established residential community development proposal reviewing a development proposal stable residential neighbourhoods Join us for any one of these five open houses: 7-8:30 p.m., presentation at 7:15 p.m. St. Joseph's Church, 2451 Old Bronte Road 7-8:30 p.m., presentation at 7:15 p.m. Iroquois Ridge High School, 1123 Glenashton Drive, Studio Theatre Dated at the Town of Oakville November 14, 2012 Are homes being rebuilt in your neighbourhood? Learn how zoning and design guidelines are addressing these changes Attend one of five open houses - November 15-22, 2012 Open House format -- presentation followed by question and answer period. The Town of Oakville is hosting five open houses to get your input on two key projects that relate to building homes in existing residential neighbourhoods -- inZone (Zoning By-law Review) and the Urban Design Manual. The focus is on additions to existing homes and the demolition and replacement of homes on lands south of Dundas Street. Learn: What are the zoning challenges within stable residential neighbourhoods 7-8:30 p.m., presentation at 7:15 p.m. Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Road, Multi-purpose rooms, 3-4:30 p.m., presentation at 3:15 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville and Trafalgar Rooms 7-8:30 p.m. presentation at 7:15 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville and Trafalgar Rooms We look forward to hearing from you. Your input will be considered as town staff finalizes the first drafts documents of each of these two key projects. For more information on these two projects, visit www.oakville.ca and search for Vision 2057. Contact: Joe Nethery, Manager, Zoning By-law Project, 905-845-6601, ext. 3428, joenethery@oakville.ca Christina Tizzard, Manager, Urban Design, 905-845-6601, ext. 3266, ctizzard@oakville.ca