I have lived in Oakville for…

I have lived in Oakville for over 30 years. I don't always agree with Town Council on all issues, but on this one I do. These MZOs would force extreme and reckless density on Midtown.

To Premier Ford and everyone involved in pushing this through you know this process smells. Clearly who will benefit is the developer and not those living in Oakville today, or hope to in the next two decades. Voters have long memories.

The proposed Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs) for Midtown Oakville blatantly fail to meet the Ontario government’s own post criteria for issuing MZOs. There is no municipal support, Town Council has not endorsed the project and community opposition is clear and documented; no justification for overriding established provincial, regional, and municipal planning policies, including OPA 70; and no credible urgency, given the proponent’s own timeline shows construction effectively starting after 2030 with build-out stretching two decades beyond. MZOs are meant to be exceptional tools, not a self serving substitute for proper planning, yet the only rationale offered here is “zoning certainty,” which in reality serves a single purpose: to lock in speculative land value, shift risk from the developer to the public, and freeze an outdated proposal while stripping the Town of its ability to adapt to real housing needs, infrastructure capacity, and changing conditions over time.

Do the right thing and abandon the use of MZO's on the Oakville Midtown redevelopment.

Thank you.