By Gazette Staff
February 24th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
On March 2nd, a Special Meeting of Council will take place.
Among the several items on the agenda is the vote on whether or not to implement a two year lifting of the development charges developers are required to pay for the housing they build.
It is a complex question with numbers and percentages that boggle the mind.
Council is deeply split on the issue.
Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns has gone on the offensive and is very much against going forward with the proposal that is being promoted by the West End Home Builders Association.
She has a Call to Action posted on her Facebook page.
Kearns is addressing Council. Councillor Galbraith, on the left, listens patiently.
This is a major issue. Inform yourself.
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We, as taxpayers have put up with enough ! Now council want citizens to bail out profitable corporations to ensure even more profit!!!!! We all have expenses to pay before we get to enjoy our “budgeted dollars” for entertainment not to contribute to these very profitable corporations.
Shame on any council member (including you Mayor) voting to burden their constituents any further than has already taken place in very tough and uncertain time.
This is unbelievable that we as tax payers are expected to pay for new housing development from our tax base which we will never see any benefit for this expense individually please count my objection against this.
STOP , time for change!