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Form er Brantw ood School plan safeguards character of area by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 9 |Thursday Decem ber 7, 2 0 1 7 | O A K V ILLE B E A V E R |www.insidehalton.com Area residents will not be seeing extensive green space preserved at the former Brantwood Public School site. Oakville' s Planning and Development Council voted Monday (Dec. 4) to approve a development plan for the property that will see the building of seven detached dwellings fronting onto Douglas Avenue; the conversion of the front portion of the school building into four to nine condominium apartment units; and the creation of a parkette at the corner of Douglas and Palmer avenues. The Halton District School Board closed the 221 Allan St. school back in 2 0 1 0 and sold it to the Town of Oakville in 2 0 1 2 Options for the future use of the property were explored in the Town' s South Central Public Lands Study and in 2 0 1 3 , following extensive public consultation, council endorsed a recommendation that the property be redeveloped. Council heard from numerous delegations, Monday, including representatives of the Trafalgar Chartwell Residents' Association and the Oakville Lakeside Residents' Association, who reiterated resident concerns about the loss of green space at the site. Several individuals called the proposed 0.15 hectares parkette too small to accommodate the surrounding community. "We believe that as m uch green space should be kept as possible throughout Oakville. "On this site the play equipment fits, but what is really lacking is any kind of free play space adjacent to it," said George Niblock, representing the Oakville Lakeside Residents' Association. "We would endorse what has been said by others, that three additional lots would really make the difference between a good usable park and one that is pretty limited in its functionality." Those present also heard from Charlie Finerty, a local youth and former Brantwood student who currently plays soccer, basketball and other sports at the property. "I'm 15-years-old. I used Brantwood when I was younger and I still use it today. I know many other young kids, like my three very young neighbours, who go and play at Brantwood," said Finerty. "I think it would be an injustice to remove or shrink such a well-used space." He also called for three lots, in addition to the parkette, to be preserved as green space. see More on p.11 C R A Tax Disputes Dispute with Sold Rental Property Dispute with Business Operation Losses Experienced Professional Services for Individual Business & Corporation y y @YangAccounting.ca Ying (Kimberley) Yang 11.1155N orthServiceRd. W ,O akville (289) 291-3924 1 8 thFloor, 2St. ClairA ve.W , To ro n to (647) 255-8049 Wrap up your holiday shopping Gifts for knitters, crocheters, spinners and more! ( 905 ) 681 -SPUN t w w w .spunfibrearts.com 2464 L a k e s h o r e R d W . ( a t B r o n te ) in O a k v ille P resen tin g th e H oliday's finest VISIT US IN STORE FOR ALL YOUR HOLIDAY FOOD, GIFTS & CATERING OR VISIT PUSATERIS.COM OAKVILLE PLACE PUSATERTS FINE FOOD SINCE 1963