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The Government of Ontario’s decision in October 2018 to withdraw funding for the proposed Wilfrid Laurier University/Conestoga College campus in the Milton Education Village came as little or no surprise to some, given the new Government’s inherited $15 billion operating budget deficit and rumours in and around Queen’s Park as early as last summer that […]
As part of its approval of the 2019 Town of Milton Operating and Capital Budget, Milton Council agreed to undertake a Core Services Review, which I had recommended be done by the municipality during the municipal election campaign last fall. It is vital that all Town of Milton services are affordable, excellent and relevant. A […]
In deciding to opt-out of permitting marijuana retail stores in our community for the time being by a solid 7-2 vote on December 17, 2018, Milton Council sent a strong message to Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill about the quality of their planning and roll-out of the legal use of this hallucinogen for recreational purposes. […]
In June 2015, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and NAV Canada began a conversation to explore noise mitigation ideas with communities across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). These conversations led to the creation of the Toronto Noise Mitigation Initiatives Engagement Plan, commonly known as the Six Ideas. However, neither the Town of Milton or […]
By a narrow 5-4 vote on February 4, 2019, members of Milton Council ruled that the Town of Milton’s portion of the property tax levy will increase this year by 8.30% or almost four times the rate of inflation. However, when blended with the estimated 2019 budgets of the Regional Municipality of Halton and the […]
Seconded by Mike Cluett, Regional Councillor, Ward 3, and supported by all members of Milton Council, I successfully brought forward a motion that asks staff to report back to Council in March 2019 with a list of provincial regulations that impede the Town of Milton’s ability to effectively serve its citizens, operate more efficiently and […]