Ruhler The Willmott
September 2016 - Volume 36
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2-Storey Medical Building or 8-Storey Condo? The long anticipated development of a professional/medical building in the SouthWest corner of Farmstead Drive and Derry Road may not come to fruition. During a recent council meeting, plans for the development of a 6-storey condominium building were reviewed.
The developers, York Trafalgar Corporation and Sutherland Group, have received low response to their posted signs for inquiries into leasing opportunities in the originally planned medical building, prompting them to change plans and build a residential condominium building. While current zoning would permit an 8-storey building, the current request is for 6.
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Increased traffic Altered skylines Reduced home values Increased on-street parking
For more information on this development, visit The Town’s website at www.milton.ca or keep up with local developments in the neighbourhood at www.HVOTP.com
Mayor Gordon Krantz, Ward 8 Coucillor Zeeshan Hamid and local/regional Councillors Colin Best and Mike Cluett were in attendance. Colin, Mike, Zeeshan and local residents expressed various concerns such as:
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