Current Burlington Metropolis Council reveals $219,735 in approved expenses paid over planning disagreements
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Burlington Metropolis Council has launched a report on its approved payments.
According to the report launched on account of a alternative on the July 12 meeting, city spent $219,735 since 2019 on exterior approved and educated witness expenses. These expenses had been paid in respect of each specific particular person attraction that has been concluded all through this time interval of Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal and its predecessors, the Native Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) and the Ontario Municipal Board.
Highlights embrace:
•$92,155.40 paid for Would possibly 2022 attraction spherical 2093, 2097, 2101 Outdated Lakeshore Rd.; and 2096, 2100 Lakeshore Rd.
•$70,116.59 paid for March 2022 attraction Lakeshore (Burlington) Inc. 2069-2079 Lakeshore Rd., and 383-385 Pearl St. attraction to LPAT for nondecision official plan amendments (OPA)/zoning bylaw (ZBL) amendments.
•$35.812.60 paid for March 2022 for 2085 Pine St. attraction for nondecision OPA/ZBL amendments.
The discharge solely consists of costs for development appeals by which remaining orders have been issued. The costs associated to completely different ongoing Ontario Land Tribunal appeals have not been included.