Some west Toronto residents are calling for a property tax reimbursement after disruptions to their neighbourhood caused by a prolonged city construction project.
WATCH: Some residents along Old Mill Drive are calling for a property tax reimbursement after disruptions to their neighbourhood caused by a city construction project. Shallima Maharaj reports.In spring 2022, a micro-tunnel boring machine became trapped underground at Old Mill Drive and Bloor Street West. It became entangled in steel tiebacks that had been left in the ground following the construction of two nearby condominiums.
“The house is not going to fall down, that’s not the problem,” he told Global News. “And if there’s a crack in the wall, then fine, you can fix that, but I’m worried about the foundation.” “We have literally hundreds of projects going in at any time. If we start lowering the taxes for people in those areas, we have to increase everyone else’s taxes,” he said during an interview Wednesday.
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