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SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for October 19, 2023 | SaltWireHALIFAX, N.S. — There’s not a whole lot HRM can do if a developer owes the municipality thousands of dollars in court-ordered, construction-related fines.
“I understand that these fines aren’t being collected by the province and they have perhaps a long backlog I’m not sure, but it’s not being prioritized,” she said. But it can often be complicated to collect, explained HRM solicitor John Traves. Sometimes, a numbered company is put together to get a development up and is dissolved afterward. That makes it difficult for the province to collect.
“I’d rather not get into that until the staff report gets back and I find out if there’s something we can do. I don’t want to pinpoint someone unless I know there’s more we can do in terms of collecting on the fines,” she said. that would make huge changes to the Halifax Charter including giving some developers expedited services, including freezing all municipal permits and development fees, Morse asked staff to add this item to Tuesday’s council’s agenda.“I just didn’t want to wait any longer because I’ve been aware of this situation for some time and I just couldn’t find a way to collect on the money.”
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