Millcroft residents looking for $40,000 to cover the cost of their representation at the OLT hearing in March - 6,000 have signed a petition

By Pepper Parr

October 4^th, 2023

BURLINGTON, ON

MAD, Millcroft Against Development sent out a note electronically today saying:

We are approaching the time at which a final, irreversible, and unappealable decision will be made by the Ontario Land Tribunal.

The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) hearings are scheduled for March 5, 2024 and MAD needs your financial support to raise an additional $40,000 to oppose Millcroft Greens’ application.

Designed as a community built around a golf courses the residents of Millcroft have a fierce fight on their hands raising the funds needed for representation at an OLT hearing.

We have tailored our approach to be expedient but also cost-efficient. The funds will predominantly be used to pay our professional advisors, WeirFoulds and Allan Ramsay, to represent us at the hearings. If MAD is unable to raise these additional funds, we will unfortunately need to adjust our approach and reduce our participation, thereby having less of an impact at the hearings.

Our participation at the hearings is vital. There is strength in numbers and our 6,000 supporters evidence a strong community voice. We must maintain our participant status at the hearings to voice the community’s opposition, to support the City, the Region, and Conversation Halton in their opposition, and to be a part of any negotiated settlement discussions.