Mayor tells provincial minister to slow housing bill with 'dramatic financial implications' for Ottawa

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A change to require the phase\u002Din of new development charges would cut them by $130 million over five years, a letter to the province says.

The politely worded missive shared with city councillors included some eye-popping numbers from the city treasurer about the calculated impacts of Bill 23, the “More Homes Built Faster Act,” on municipal coffers.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.

Bill 23 also proposes to require that municipalities provide breaks on the charges they can levy on development for Newly elected Mayor Mark Sutcliffe met Tuesday with Steve Clark, the minister of municipal affairs and housing, in Toronto.

Bill 23 was introduced Oct. 25, one day after municipal elections in Ontario. It’s now finished public consultation through the legislative committee process and is on the verge of being voted into law.Article content

 

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StephenBlais With Bill 23 and pandemic funding ending, I think Ottawa will have a significant budget deficit. I doubted _MarkSutcliffe would be able to keep to his promise during election of 1.5% tax rise given high inflation. I think Ottawa would be faces with tax hike and_or service cut.

Oh gosh! A politely worded missive?! Wow, Mark! If that doesn't get Queen's Park's attention, I don't know what will! Our new mayor, really fighting for Ottawa here. 🤦‍♂️

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