Future of Midtown Oakville -…

Future of Midtown Oakville -- Feedback to the Environmental Registry of Ontario's requested comments on the use of Ministerial Zoning Orders. I respectfully request that Premier Ford support the Town of Oakville's and the Oakville community's unanimous support for the endorsement of Oakville's thoughtful Official Plan Amendment 70 and avoid issuing any Provincial Ministerial Zoning Orders in this regard.

This Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) fails to comply with the Premier " Build Homes Faster" agenda and will NOT deliver a single home before 2031, the Province’s own housing deadline, and will take 25 years to complete. Oakville's Official Plan Amendment (OPA70) is a better alternative and is ready to go! Oakville already meets and exceeds all provincial housing requirements through OPA 70. And Oakville has a proven track record for building houses. There is no necessity or urgency for imposing these MZOs now. In fact, imposing these MZO‘s will eliminate the superior alternative, for the financial benefits of the developer. I vote NO for these MZOs. And I support and also share the recent concerns raised by the Ontario Auditor General's as to how Ministerial Zoning Orders are now being used.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this important issue. Oakville future vibrancy depends on the implementation of OPA 70.