Both phases of the Town of Milton Core Services Review have been completed and approved by Milton Council and now the hard work begins – implementation. Following a 2018 municipal campaign commitment by Ward 2 Councillor John Challinor II to urge Town of Milton staff and the new Milton Council to give consideration to a […]
The possibly inaptly-named Milton Mobility Hub Study was received by Milton Council one hot August night this past summer with very little fanfare, but this plan could dramatically change Milton’s central business district by creating a modern uptown-downtown core that rivals anything found in the Greater Toronto Area today. The GO Train station plays a […]
In the weeks and months following my return to Milton Council in December 2018 after a 12-year absence, I began to notice that some of the important decision-assist information made available to me as a member of Council between 1991 and 2006 was no longer provided to Council. Further, basic accountability, transparency and governance standards […]
Milton Town Council says no to ranked ballot system The Town of Milton will not be using a ranked ballot system for elections anytime soon. Council voted to accept a recommendation by staff that they do not implement the new system. The reasons that were cited in the report include voter familiarity, estimated cost increase, […]
COVID-19: Checking in with Town Councillor for Ward 2, John Challinor II It’s been over a month since the pandemic struck causing a period of uncertainty that currently has no end date. The Town of Milton has taken measures to try to help residents such as deferring property tax payments until June. Town Councillor for Ward […]
Town Councillor John Challinor II attends the Ontario Good Roads Conference. The Ontario Good Roads Association held their annual general meeting in Toronto last month, where political shakers and movers meet to discuss the current state of things and what they’d like to see moving forward. Town Councillor for Ward 2, John Challinor II, attended […]
New Official Plans or, at the very least, significant revisions to existing Official Plans, should be developed for municipalities like the Town of Milton every ten years or so, in my view.I was deeply involved in the development, approval and implementation of the Town’s current Official Plan, which became a legal planning document in 1997. […]
During the 2018 municipal election campaign, I called for the establishment of a Core Services Review to ensure that the Town of Milton’s resources were focused on the most important municipal services and, further, that those services were delivered to local taxpayers in the most productive and cost-effective way.Approved by Milton Council as part of […]
Seconded by Ward 2 Regional Councillor Rick Malboeuf, I successfully put forward a motion before Milton Council requesting that Ontario Ministry of Transportation senior staff appear before Milton Council to discuss the funding and installation of a noise barrier along the south side of the 401, between James Snow Parkway and Regional Road 25. Given […]
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and NAV Canada are continuing to make progress on various Pearson International Airport noise reduction initiatives, according to the latest update prepared by the organizations.At a briefing I attended in December 2019 on your behalf, but on my own accord, GTAA & NAV Canada staff outlined their joint efforts […]
