Maybe if Ford would release that Regional Government Review report they’ve kept under wraps (through legal means), municipalities would get an idea about what “waste” and “efficiencies” they could accommodate.
Put it another way: Marco Muzzo’s grandfather wants to build a subdivision of 400 units. Why should the existing tax base pay for the pipes and roads to service those units? The developer should do it, as they make a massive windfall. If you think the changes in legislation will mean the fee reduction will result in lower house prices you’re naive and an idiot because Marco Muzzo’s grandfather - not most developers - aren’t in the business of looking after your bottom line, just their own.
Under the guise of more housing supply, Doug Ford is ramming through massive changes that limit how cities collect fees to pay for sewers, parks and amenities, deleting a bunch of important plans that help coordinate planning and public dollars with new private development, proposing to build in wetlands and flood zones, and removing regions from planning altogether. Lazily handed majority emboldening all the shitty ideas this government had from the get go…
Why don't cities raise property taxes to pay for their own growth? There's no reason people who are buying new housing should have to pay for it. When the water main for an existing street of houses has to get replaced, the city covers it they don't charge it to that street of houses.
The Harris government introduced the principle of “Growth Pays for Growth” meaning that proponents of new development should pay for the related roads or sewers, and not the existing business and residential tax base. Here’s a decent
Not really a surprise. The Minister published the Spec Op-Ed last October stating that it wasn’t an option. It’s unfortunate what they’re approving is a worse option that what was proposed by City Staff for Elfrida before.
Considering he's getting away with bypassing the constitution for essentially nothing, Ford might as well dispense with the formalities and start paving over the greenbelt in its entirety
Maybe if Ford would release that Regional Government Review report they’ve kept under wraps (through legal means), municipalities would get an idea about what “waste” and “efficiencies” they could accommodate.
His supporters are stupid and think anyone who makes more money than them is a lazy union fuck so they lap it up.
Totally.
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Existing owners do pay, for city services.
Why should new owners pay for services for existing owners? They pay for more than their proportional share in costs that are taken in DC’s.
Put it another way: Marco Muzzo’s grandfather wants to build a subdivision of 400 units. Why should the existing tax base pay for the pipes and roads to service those units? The developer should do it, as they make a massive windfall. If you think the changes in legislation will mean the fee reduction will result in lower house prices you’re naive and an idiot because Marco Muzzo’s grandfather - not most developers - aren’t in the business of looking after your bottom line, just their own.
Heard someone defend the greenbelt destruction by saying that developers are the biggest employers in Ontario.
Won’t somebody, please think of the developers!
There is a career limiting move, but thanks anyways Tracey.
You think this is Tracey (whoever she is) having fun?
This is what happens when the majority are too lazy to go vote.
Under the guise of more housing supply, Doug Ford is ramming through massive changes that limit how cities collect fees to pay for sewers, parks and amenities, deleting a bunch of important plans that help coordinate planning and public dollars with new private development, proposing to build in wetlands and flood zones, and removing regions from planning altogether. Lazily handed majority emboldening all the shitty ideas this government had from the get go…
Why don't cities raise property taxes to pay for their own growth? There's no reason people who are buying new housing should have to pay for it. When the water main for an existing street of houses has to get replaced, the city covers it they don't charge it to that street of houses.
The Harris government introduced the principle of “Growth Pays for Growth” meaning that proponents of new development should pay for the related roads or sewers, and not the existing business and residential tax base. Here’s a decent
Not really a surprise. The Minister published the Spec Op-Ed last October stating that it wasn’t an option. It’s unfortunate what they’re approving is a worse option that what was proposed by City Staff for Elfrida before.
It’s not just Hamilton. It’s all of GTAH…
Considering he's getting away with bypassing the constitution for essentially nothing, Ford might as well dispense with the formalities and start paving over the greenbelt in its entirety
Speaking of bypassing…. Ford is totally bypassing the public and municipalities here.