The final components of the third phase of the Town of Milton’s Mature Neighbourhoods Character Study, which focuses on planning measures to protect the Dorset Park and TImberlea neighbourhoods, began in July 2020 and will be brought back to Milton Council for final review and approval in February 2022. Development Services staff initiated the Mature […]
Milton Council recently approved a 5.46 percent increase to the Town of Milton’s 2022 Budget, which represents a 2.93 percent property tax increase this coming year for local taxpayers. A home in Milton that is currently assessed at $600,000, as of the last market value assessment in January 2016, will pay $4,220 in property taxes, […]
The Town of Milton recently revised its proclamation and flag raising policy earlier this year, specifically no longer issuing proclamations for national independence days, republic days or raising the flags of other nations. Ward 2 Local Councillor John Challinor II moved approval of the report and Ward 2 Regional Councillor Rick Malboeuf seconded that approval, […]
Development charges, fees paid by residential and commercial/industrial developers towards underwriting the construction of important growth-related municipal infrastructure like water and sewer lines, roadways, recreational facilities, etc. over the next five years, don’t get their due from local electronic, online or print media, but setting them properly is one of the most important decisions Milton […]
With the recent announcement by Milton MPP, the Honourable Parm Gill, and the Government of Ontario that it will fund two post-secondary campuses as well as a long-term home and space for a hospice, Milton Education Village is now a reality in our community. Wilfrid Laurier University and Conestoga College will each have a campus […]
The Town of Milton has joined with the Regional Municipality of Halton to fight the decision by the Trudeau Government to permit the establishment of the CN intermodal terminal in south Milton. An application was filed in February 2021 at the Federal Court of Canada for a judicial review of the decisions made by Federal […]
The Town of Milton is providing property tax deferral assistance to those who have been impacted financially by the global COVID-19 pandemic and require more time to pay their taxes. Property taxpayers can apply online at Tax Rebate and Deferral Programs – Town of Milton to participate in the one-time pre-authorized monthly payment program. The […]
Following a 2018 municipal campaign commitment by Ward 2 Local Councillor John Challinor II to urge Milton Council and Town of Milton staff to give consideration to providing public transit service options in addition to traditional bus service, a pilot program will operate this summer and, if successful, will become a permanent offering this fall. […]
In response to a request made in the fall of 2020 by Ward 2 Local Councillor John Challinor that the Town of Milton develop regulations related to short-term rentals, Town staff will return to Milton Council this September with a proposed bylaw. Following consultations this summer with the public, AirBNB and others involved in the […]
Concerned that the five current growth concepts developed by the Regional Municipality of Halton in support of its proposed new Official Plan fail to meet the Town of Milton’s growth requirements over the next 30 years, Ward 2 Local Councillor John Challinor II successfully urged Milton Council and Town staff to create and approve a […]
