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 […]
While a slim majority (5-4) of Milton councillors rejected a motion late last summer from Ward 2 Councillor John Challinor II to direct staff to return to Council with 2021 Operating Budget packages containing 1, 2 and 3 percent tax hike options, Town staff eventually came back to Council with a 3.93% tax increase package […]
Concerned that some of the learnings from the Town of Milton’s COVID-19 response could be lost through staff attrition or other occurrences in 2021 and recognizing that the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada will likely request that the Town participate in an eventual Royal Commission on the matter, Milton Council unanimously approved […]
As a result of numerous complaints about illegal short-term rentals through AirBNB and other proprietors across all wards in urban and rural Milton, Milton Council unanimously approved a motion by Ward 2 Councillor John Challinor II requesting that the Town of Milton investigate the matter and develop appropriate regulations. The motion was seconded by Ward 1 […]
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 long-awaited Milton Education Village, which will include post-secondary institutions Conestoga College and Laurier University, moved a big step closer to reality when its associated secondary plan was approved by Milton Council in mid-December. The notion of a post-secondary institution in Milton was originally conceived in the mid-1990s by the Council of the day as […]
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 […]
During the latest teleconference briefing that I attended with elected officials from across the Greater Toronto Area in late April, Pearson International Airport staff outlined how construction work on some of its major runways and taxiways would change, as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel. The bottom line is […]
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 […]