TORONTO — Two Ontario municipalities are asking the provincial government to reimburse them for more than $400,000 in costs they incurred while working on the now-reversed Greenbelt land removals in their communities.
Premier Doug Ford admitted last month that his government's November 2022 decision to remove 15 parcels from the protected Greenbelt for housing development – a move now the subject of an RCMP investigation – was a mistake, and his new housing minister has now started the process to return them.
City of Pickering staff have tallied up $360,135 in direct and indirect costs that they say Pickering taxpayers are now on the hook for. Pickering also spent $90,000 on outside legal services and $930 in recruiting costs for a new Cherrywood principal planner position. "This pressure included deadlines set by the Minister of Housing, which, if not met, would have resulted in decisions being made without the municipality's involvement," the town said in its motion.
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