Provincial housing minister Steve Clark says his government is \u0022committing to ensuring municipalities are kept whole.\u0022
But he did send a letter the same day responding to one of the major concerns voiced by councils, Ottawa’s included, in response to his government’s housing supply Bill 23.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
In responses to concerns about infrastructure dollars that Bill 23 would take away from municipalities — potentially as much as $1 billion annually for Ontario’s 29 largest cities, AMO calculated — the provincial government has repeatedly pointed to the amount of money cities have accumulated from these charges and have yet to spend.Article contentdevelopment charge
The province has yet to confirm whether Ottawa will be among those cities audited, but it says the results of the exercise will allow municipalities and the province to For some city councillors who’ve been highly engaged on Bill 23, Clark’s letter isn’t nearly enough to put their concerns to rest.
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