At its meeting Monday, the Town's community services committee supported entering into an agreement with the Region regarding the new north Halton stationary air monitor that'll be set up at Bishop Reding Secondary School on Main Street, east of Thompson Road.

The license agreement would see power supplied to the air monitor from the nearby Milton Leisure Centre.

The air monitor's hydro usage would be metered separately and charged back to the Region.

The primary purpose of the new station is to provide residents with a better picture of their exposure to air pollution.

The monitor will also see how air quality in Milton changes over time as the town grows.

The station will measure air levels of fine particulate matter, ground-level ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide.

The licence agreement will go before town council Monday, May 26.