Halton Transportation Workshop
I will be at the “Halton 2031 – Road to Change” Transportation Workshop tomorrow (Saturday the 5th). Some pressing things in my mind are traffic light synchronization, Derry Road underpass, regional transit, lack of right-turn-lanes and never-ending-construction-delays. Is there anything else you’d like me to bring up?
Read MoreAnother underpass article
Milton Canadian Champion Article: Derry Rd. underpass could be built sooner than planned. Snippets: Residents of west Milton who flooded the e-mail inboxes of regional councillors earlier this year asking for Halton Region to speed up construction of an underpass on Derry Road might be getting what they asked for.and “I am relieved and delighted to hear that,” said Milton resident Zeeshan Hamid, who began a petition asking for the underpass in August. “The underpass cannot happen too soon. I hope the council will continue to consider this need a priority.”but Wanting to make...
Read MoreUltra low-flow aerators
Why doesn’t Halton just require ultra-low-flow aerators? I replaced aerators on my faucets with these 1.0 gallon-per-minute aerators. I cannot tell the difference. Imagine the savings if every new home built in Halton had these on each bathroom faucet! New homeowners can always take them out or replace them if they like.
Read MoreLoss leader for halton & milton
Walmart, Superstore and other retailers sell hardcover books for less than the cost. Why? It gets people to the store. Specifically, it is better than selling toasters or socks at a discount because it gets the right customer in the store. Customers who buy hardcover books (which is arguably a luxury item) buy other items too. Does your municipality have a loss leader? Something it offers in a discount to attract desirable businesses or residents? The Region should do this for high quality employers. A one million square foot office building employs...
Read MoreDevelopment charges: tripple-whammy?
I just thought of something. Say development charges for new homes go up by $20,000. Two things happen :- 1. The person buying a new house needs to get a mortgage of additional $20,000. Their mortgage is $20K higher, so they pay higher interest 2. Since the house price goes up by $20,000 because of the additional tax (ya ya, it’s a tax), they pay higher GST! 3. Their property values are assessed $20,000 higher, so the Town / Region collects more property tax So let me get this straight: first we hit people when they buy a house, then just because we taxed them more, we increase their...
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