Premier Doug Ford admitted last month that it was a mistake to remove 15 parcels from the protected Greenbelt for housing development.
WATCH: Two Ontario municipalities with lands that were removed from and then returned to the Greenbelt are demanding the Ford government reimburse their planning costs after its policy flipflop. Global News' Colin D'Mello reports.
Premier Doug Ford admitted last month that it was a mistake to remove 15 parcels from the protected Greenbelt for housing development, and his government has now started the process to return them., Ont., which was home to the largest of the Greenbelt parcels, and Grimsby, Ont., say they spent a lot of money and staff time working on those plans, to the tune of $360,135 and $82,000 respectively.
They say those costs include outside legal and consulting contracts as well as indirect costs of the staff time spent on Greenbelt-related work. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Paul Calandra says while he initially indicated he wouldn’t compensate them, he has changed his mind after announcing Monday that he is also reversing the expansion of urban boundaries for several communities and will help those municipalities with related costs.
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