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Service Delivery Review Results In $225,000 In Savings, So Far
The first phase of the core services review recommended by Ward 2 Local Councillor John Challinor II during the 2018 municipal election campaign and implemented by Milton Council in 2019 has resulted in $225,000 in savings, so far. Nine of the 18 recommendations in phase one of the service delivery review have been implemented. The […]
Eight Miltonians To Be Added To Town Of Milton Walk Of Fame in 2022
Eight more Miltonians of national and/or international stature will be added to the Town of Milton’s Walk of Fame during Ontario Heritage Week in 2022, bringing the total number of inductees to 70. The Walk of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on Saturday February 19, 2022 at 2p.m. in the main foyer […]
Town’s Mature Neighbourhoods Character Study In Third And Final Phase
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 […]
Challinor, Mayor Oppose Latest Property Tax Increase
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, […]
Challinor Helps Town Establish Proper Proclamation & Flag Raising Policy
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, […]
Milton Council Approves New Development Charges
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 […]
Post-Secondary Education In Milton Now A Reality
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 […]
Milton To Fight CN Rail Hub Approval By Federal Government
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 […]
Town of Milton Offers COVID-19 Help To Taxpayers
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 […]