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CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
2012 Budget Committee Meetings (Council)
Next: Mon. January 30 @ 1:00 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAMBER
MIRANET reps will attend.
NOTE: Deputation on January 25
(text and slides) now posted
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Lake Ontario
Integrated Shoreline Study
The CVC is conducting a study of
the shoreline and a portion of the Credit River watershed.
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Living Green Master Plan (LGMP)
The LGMP will help create a culture of environmental sustainability
in Mississauga and support decision making.
NOTE: The LGMP
was approved by Council on January 18, 2012. Click for
Press Release.
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Hanlan Water Project
The Region of Peel is about to begin the largest and most
extensive watermain project Peel has ever undertaken.
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Cell Phone Towers
A spate of examples in 2011 and early 2012 has highlighted the city-wide issue regarding placement of cell phone towers. In fact this is an issue faced by communities in municipalities all across the country and we need the help of our federal MPs to change the process currently in place.
Only Industry Canada (click for regs.), a dept. of the federal government, has the authority to decide where cell phone towers can be located. The City can only provide comments. The City does not have the authority to stop the construction of a telecommunications tower, even when the location or aesthetic is inappropriate and not in keeping with the City's Official Plan.
Residents' associations have formed a Committee to address this concern and state there is a need for well-defined community involvement and transparency for such decisions; and that the City must develop a protocol for Industry Canada to follow (as it does in other municipalities) when any such proposal is made.
COMMUNITY / EVENTS
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ACTIVE MISSISSAUGA GUIDE:
Register online for Winter programs
starting Feb. 11, 2012, or in-person at
major community centres.
MIWAY 2012 Service Routes Brochure
Effective December 12, 2011
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GRAFFITI OCCURRENCE REPORT
October 16 - November 13, 2011
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Passages Project: Exhibition
2011-2012
Sponsored by:
Peel
Heritage Complex
Includes online component.
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FREE Public Skating at City
Hall
Daily: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
MISSISSAUGA CELEBRATION SQUARE
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Annual V.A.M. Exhibition
January 12 - February 25
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA (AGM)
34th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts
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2012 City Budget
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The 2012 Budget Overview presentation (click to view - 65p PDF) is now posted on the City's website, outlining the 7.4% tax increase which is proposed to support the City portion of the total property tax bill.
MIRANET will make a Deputation on Wed. January 25 (after General Committee).
City Governance
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Mississauga Council has established a new Governance Subcommittee. The next meeting is on Monday, January 23 @ 1:00 p.m. in the COUNCIL CHAMBER. MIRANET has identified the following concerns as needing to be addressed...
Added Night Flights
There are plans to add more night flights from Pearson International Airport in 2012 and subsequent years. There are presently 36 flights a night between the restricted hours of 12:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. which will increase to 42 in 2012 and 52 flights a night by 2014. Citizens have until the end of the year to comment.
Crematorium Proposal
Many in the Malton community of Ward 5 are concerned about the prospect of a crematorium being located near their residential neighbourhoods, per a rezoning application by Benisasia Funeral Home located at 3263 Derry Road East (satellite map). The Concerned Citizens of Malton have started a petition.
SHERWAY Power Plant
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SHERWAY
POWER PLANT ELECTION PROMISES:
During the October 6th provincial election campaign, the Liberal and
Progressive Conservative leaders promised that if elected, their respective
government would cancel (relocate) the Sherway power plant.
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) announced on November 21, 2011 that they have
reached an agreement with Greenfield South Power Corporation to stop
construction at the Sherway power plant site; there will be no gas
plant there.
Judicial Inquiry Report
The
report was released on October 3, 2011. For full details, view
the
Judicial Inquiry website.
Click for direct access to the Inquiry report: Updating the Ethical Infrastructure.
A Corporate Staff Report on how the City will address the Inquiry's recommendations was reviewed at the General Committee of Council on Wed. November 2, 2011.
The 'Next Steps' report is now available online: see Pages 198-220 of the GC Agenda (230p PDF).
Tree Permit By-Law
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MIRANET's Tree By-Law Subcommittee presented a proposal for changes to the Tree Permit By-law to better protect the tree inventory of the City. RA reps will meet with staff to review the draft amendments on December 1, 2012, prior to a presentation to the General Committee of Council in January 2012.
Britannia Farm Deal
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Plans to redevelop 32 acres of the 200-acre Britannia Farm (owned by the Peel District School Board) as a commercial hi-rise office complex under a 99-year lease were withdrawn by Toronto-based developer Osmington Inc. in May 2011. Now what?
Air Quality Task Force
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Announcement on August 17, 2011 concerning the implementation of Dr. David Balsillie's SW GTA Air Quality Task Force Action Plan.
2011 Provincial Election
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The
latest provincial election was held on October 6, 2011. There are several important issues
in Mississauga which are governed at the provincial level.
During the election campaign, Liberal and Progressive Conservative candidates in Mississauga South and Mississauga East-Cooksville (and their party leaders) promised that if elected, their respective government would cancel the Sherway power plant, which was one of 10 issues identified by MIRANET.
Wastewater Plant Tour
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A citizen tour of the G.E. Booth Wasterwater Treatment Facility in Lakeview took place on October 1, 2011.
The Booth plant abuts the OPG lands which are part of the Inspiration Lakeview visioning.
2011 Ward 5 By-Election
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There was a by-election on September 19, 2011 to fill the vacant Ward 5 Councillor seat.
MIRANET co-sponsored a televised All-Candidates Forum (photo) on Rogers TV, held at the Malton Community Centre.
Ontario Municipal Board
On June 22, 2011, Mississauga Council unanimously passed a Resolution that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing be requested to amend the Ontario Planning Act to abolish the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).
2011 Federal Election
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The federal election was held on May 2, 2011. Candidates, results, election information and media coverage are all linked from this article, along with the City's issues in this election.
Inspiration Lakeview
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The City asked all citizens to come together to develop the Visionary Concept Plan for the Lakeview area waterfront. The report was released in April 2011.
2010 Municipal Election
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The municipal election in Mississauga was held on October 25, 2010
including Trustee, Councillor and Mayoral contests.
Candidates, results, election information and media coverage are all linked from this article.
MIRANET sponsored a televised Mayoral Debate on Rogers TV at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM).
MIRANET Website Reload
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The MIRANET Website Subcommittee is undertaking a redesign and reload of the MIRANET website.
Above is the Home Page view of our former website.
MIRANET Logo
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We are finalizing the new MIRANET logo which represents our community of residents and the concept of RAs working together. Colour, size and orientation are undergoing consideration.
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