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Podcast: This Matters
Episode: How Ford’s housing plan may mean property tax hikes
Description: Guests: Brian Rosborough and Colin Best, Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) The Ontario government’s new housing bill has many municipal politicians upset about the removal of development charges, as they are typically used to build the necessary infrastructure in communities. There have been huge estimates for that funding shortfall, and while the province told some municipalities they are willing to work through an audit process, many fear the possibility of large property tax hikes to make up the difference. Brian Rosborough, executive director of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), and Colin Best, AMO presi...