Tag: Development

The development application is expected to be submitted to the Town in four weeks, and the public can begin commenting on the proposal soon after.

New housing project now exempt from municipal water servicing requirements meant to protect residents.

“The proponent isn’t on Facebook…There is a formal process that has to take place…Facebook doesn’t count, Facebook comments are not on the record.“ – Mayor Iain Lovatt

After much criticism over a development application on social media, Council members seemed frustrated with lack of public participation. 

While social media spaces stir over the proposed condominium, the best means of providing input is formal deputation to Council.

A semi-detached townhouse in Stouffville has a Development Charge (DC) of $75,000. 35% of the DC stays with the town and 65% goes to the region. With Bill 23, the DC funding model has been changed, which removes a lot of the DCs that the town can collect.

Plan dictates the density and types of development in the area surrounding Old Elm GO station.

There is allocation for water and waste water for the next 10 years where there will be another 15,000 to 18,000 people moving into specific growth areas in Stouffville.

In its current form, Bill 23 will cause a 52% increase in taxes for Stouffville residents over the next 4 years to cover the cost of development.

Bullet Point News invited MPP Paul Calandra for an interview about Bill 23 but he has not responded.

In early December 2022, the provincial government announced plans to open up 15 properties in the...

Stouffville and the GTHA as a whole have more than enough developable land to achieve the province’s housing goal without needing to develop the Greenbelt.