Caledon mayor defends controversial plan to unlock land for housing

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Caledon’s mayor is defending a controversial plan to unlock more land for housing in the fast-growing town west of Toronto.

In late March, Annette Groves used her strong mayor powers to propose zoning 12 parcels of land, totalling 5,000 acres that could eventually host 35,000 homes.But Groves insists a “proactive approach” is needed with Caledon’s population expected to triple from about 77,000 people to 300,000 by 2051.

“The houses are built. You have no schools, kids are in portables. You have no recreation facilities. And what do we do? We take on debt to build these facilities.” Groves explains this is part of the regular feedback cycle on new proposals which town staff will review before presenting a new report to council. There is no date set for the new report, though the mayor has committed not to hold a vote on the matter through the summer months.

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