We Make Milton - Official Plan project

I will be a new resident of Milton in the next two months, and I am eager to support the creation of capacity-building spaces for local businesses and entrepreneurs, such as a "Lab Ideas Milton" coworking and networking spaces. These spaces could serve as hubs for networking events, mentorship sessions, and community gatherings, fostering and strengthening new businesses and strategic partnerships. I am passionate about building networks and developing socio-economic programs. Unfortunately, I am unable to attend today's session, but I would love to learn about the next steps and contribute to Milton's plan. Im very eager and interested in contribute to the key pillars of employability and economic development in Milton by fostering the creation of new jobs and supporting entrepreneurial growth. Grettings, Viviana Moreno

As part owner of a rural property that has been in the family for 60 years, I would like to know when the town will be more definitive as to the greenbelt boundaries. One year we are in a development zone, the next year the prov govt decides to make it greenbelt again, then the town applies to put it in the development zone again. We need some certainty and transparency as to this ongoing process.

The transit of Go trains not on weekends or throughout the day on weekdays is very limiting if anyone needs to go to downtown or elsewhere in Mississauga, plus there are not many chains like Costco, Ikea etc due to which many people need to travel to other cities.

I agree with AndieZ. Our city is increasingly filled with warehouses and residential buildings, leaving little room for personal activities or family entertainment. It would be great to support more retail stores and restaurants, as we often have to go to Mississauga, Oakville, or Burlington for shopping, entertainment, and dining. With the current high rental costs, it’s unlikely that many local business owners will open new businesses in Milton, which negatively impacts all local residents.

Please email a report of the outcome of the September 12, 2024 meeting. I am unable to attend. Thank you, Jackie Byrd

Outdoor skating rinks in the winter! Any outdoor parks and recreation facilities that are maintained and have more unique designs and play structures for children.

Need more retail and restaurants. Lots of people have to go out of town to buy things like clothes. If you go to Burlington or Oakville they have many bigger stores as well as a wide variety of restaurants. We need more diversity of cuisine and not just the same types of food over and over, restaurants where there is room to sit down with friends and family not just 3 small tables and takeout. Need gas stations and food/retail, more parks etc. South of Derry and west of Bronte not just more homes! We need some entertainment for teens/youth, and places that have some night life past 9pm!

Hello,I am a senior on a fixed income with disabilities and depending on food banks because my rent is high and after paying for food and required necessities I am left with no means by the middle of the month.I am on a waiting list for housing but that can take many years,there should be some kind of subsidy for seniors and families barely getting by due to rent costs.Please do something about this in Milton,we are such a great community and families and seniors should not suffer like this.

I've reviewed both the "Official Plan" and the 5yr Transit Plan and both are disappointing to say the least. We have attracted many businesses and warehouses to the town that offer job opportunities which is great, but there is no way to get to these jobs unless you own a car, these are generally lower paying jobs wherein employees rent rooms in the area or live with family, the properties do not allow for multiple vehicle parking and there are no public overnight lots available so just how are people supposed to access these new job opportunities? How can we have a transit plan that does not evolve to include access to the job market that has developed in the town?

The new by-law allowing anyone and everyone to build secondary dwelling units is destroying property values all over town because once again, there is no parking! People are paving over the lawns, it's looking despicable, in another year it will be like Brampton with 6 cars parked on a single driveway unit! How could this administration allow this to happen? There is no on street overnight parking available in the communities, and there are no public parking available overnight, the community side streets are so narrow that 2 cars barely fit past each other. Milton was a young town 20 years ago but the families have grown up, teens are buying cars, young adults are staying home longer because the housing prices are out of control, where are people supposed to put their family vehicles? Never mind the renters that are staying multi family in small homes because of the cost of living. The town is quick to dish out parking tickets but not parking solutions for those people that do not want to turn their front lawns into a parking spot, or for people who still value the aesthetics of their communities, lets put some attention on these real life issues and concerns for families that want to stay here but its becoming increasingly difficult to watch the decline in exchange for higher property taxes, minimal amenities, and poorly planned infrastructure to support the growth we have seen over the last 20 years and the next 30, the university will bring many additional issues with nothing for the students to do in terms of entertainment on weekends. Its becoming a mess.

With all the “Growth” Milton has lost shopping…there is no police presence, the transit system has to be the worst in a town with over 100,000 residents, people drive where they like with no regard for rules of road, we have theft , and generally people running riot, residents are not spending money here, we have to go outside town for shopping..clothes etc ….we only see councillors when they are running for election , the only plan is for it to grow more housing .

Milton is becoming a busy city with congestion everywhere. Aggressive drivers seem to dominate the roads. Instead of having Halton police sitting in recreation facility parking lots often perhaps they should be set up to catch these light running and speeding drivers along Derry road, Bronte street, Steeles ave and Thompson. I have never seen a speed trap set up along any of these roads.
Not sure who the town contracts to pave our roads but we have manhole covers along all of our roads which sink to become dangerous potholes, even on the newly paved roads. These should be repaired on a regular basis. There is one along Bronte street just North of St. Laurent that has been there for 5 yrs now and many others all over our city…completely unacceptable.
Last subject is retail shopping. These is very little here in Milton. Most of us go into Burlington or Mississauga weekly to shop for Food,clothing,furniture,sporting goods etc. What is the town and council doing to attract business and retail to our city? I have been here for 6 yrs and have not seen anything more than a couple new little plazas being built with perhaps another pizza joint in it.
People wake up, we need to vote in different town management if we want to have proper infrastructure, business and retail in this ever expanding city.

The lack of support for small business is appalling. So many family run small businesses are disappearing in the town, it is shameful! Where is your support for anything other than a condominium! Wake up Milton ! Small business owners are squeezed out with nowhere to relocate to. All that will be left is big name corporations and restaurant chains in town.

The lack of support for small business is appalling. So many family run small businesses are disappearing in the town, it is shameful! Where is your support for anything other than a condominium! Wake up Milton ! Small business owners are squeezed out with nowhere to relocate to. All that will be left is big name corporations and restaurant chains in town.

My concern is outdoor space. Milton has many parks but the Town has not bothered to keep clean,or well groomed. When you go to the libraries and sports complexes the weed are not controlled. Where is the summer student help these past few years. The town is not that broke. Millions have been sent to us from the OLG/ Mohawk raceway. Send some of it on our community. We recently visited Cambridge ON and saw their Sculpture Park along the River. We also visited the Elevated Park in St. Thomas ON. We have many artist and residents in Milton who would love to be part of making the community beautiful. We have a beautiful Mill Pond that is not groomed or presented to it splendour. This is a gem of our community. If the Town of Milton took pride in their community maybe the residents would follow suit.

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Include policies to protect and enhance the Town's Niagara Escarpment areas. Leverage the beautify of these natural areas to promote a better quality of life and tourism in our Town. Policies should be firm regarding the type of development allowed to be built around the escarpment areas. Future adjacent development should not block the views to the escarpment or have detrimental impacts. Avoid policies that allow for the development such as the industrial buildings along Campbellville road which completely block the view to the escarpment.

Include policies to protect and enhance the Town's Niagara Escarpment areas. Leverage the beautify of these natural areas to promote a better quality of life and tourism in our Town. Policies should be firm regarding the type of development allowed to be built around the escarpment areas. Future adjacent development should not block the views to the escarpment or have detrimental impacts. Avoid policies that allow for the development such as the industrial buildings along Campbellville road which completely block the view to the escarpment.

Include policies to protect and enhance the Town's Niagara Escarpment areas. Leverage the beautify of these natural areas to promote a better quality of life and tourism in our Town. Policies should be firm regarding the type of development allowed to be built around the escarpment areas. Future adjacent development should not block the views to the escarpment or have detrimental impacts. Avoid policies that allow for the development such as the industrial buildings along Campbellville road which completely block the view to the escarpment.

With respect to Housing Policy, Section 3.1, p.84, the proposed policy would support re-development and conversion of existing housing to create additional residential units. This activity is taking place on my street and it is not going well. Basement apartments have been created resulting in paving over front yards for additional parking and the construction of side entrances to basement units directly opposite living room windows of adjacent homes, resulting in a complete loss of privacy. Building new units with accessory residential units would make more sense so that adequate setbacks can be created between houses and provision can be made for parking to accommodate the tenants without having to pave the front yard.
With respect to the proposed policy on Emergency Services, the policy should encourage co-ordination not just with other municipalities but also with the Ministry of Transportation (highways) and CN and CP (railways). Accidents/incidents can occur involving highways and railways and the policy should encourage the involvement of and collaboration with these entities in such situations.

Recently visiting Waterloo, they have the correct set up for an urban sprawl. Trams, bike lanes, parks, public restrooms. Resolve traffic issues with roundabouts. I think the most important issue will be mental health. I see too many people stressed now-a-days with nothing to do during their weekends or free time other than “going for a walk” on the sidewalk, but they never do. The urban sprawl is focused on money making which is a very North American idea, how can politicians stay in office by pleasing big corporations and how do we squeeze out every acre for $$. Big corps are important, but community mental health is far more important. I’ve lived in Melbourne and visited Europe and their cities are filled with parks and public areas for leisure. I’ve seen Mississauga turn into a traffic and high rise nightmare.

If this was too long, I’m kindly requesting more parks and public areas for leisure.