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A major housing development is in the works east of Toronto, but some are crying foul
Mayor Kevin Ashe says the plan could add homes for more than 70,000 people as critics cite cost and consultation gaps.
- Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe postponed a council vote on a secondary housing plan for more than 70,000 homes to allow further dialogue with the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation regarding consultation concerns.
- The First Nation had criticized the city for a "complete lack of meaningful dialogue," prompting the mayor to issue a directive on April 20 to delay the decision until a special meeting on May 20.
- Ashe presents the move as a "road map" for necessary long-term growth, while urban planning professor David Amborski argues prioritizing such plans helps cities get "ahead of the game" addressing national housing shortages.
- Conversely, Abdullah Mir of the advocacy group Stop Durham Sprawl opposes the development, arguing it represents "classic urban sprawl" which is "very, very costly" to municipalities.
- Durham's Regional Official Plan predicts the region's population will reach 1.3 million by 2051, underscoring why the 17-square-kilometre area under consideration remains central to managing projected growth across the broader region.
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A major housing development is in the works east of Toronto, but some are crying foul
The City of Pickering is set to vote next month on a secondary housing development plan that could transform the municipality's landscape east of Toronto over the next quarter-century.
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A major housing development is in the works east of Toronto, but some are crying foul – 105.9 The Region
The City of Pickering is set to vote next month on a secondary housing development plan that could transform the municipality’s landscape east of Toronto over the next quarter-century. Mayor Kevin Ashe is presenting the move, which could result in the building of homes for more than 70,000 people, as a job creator and key solution to address the housing shortage. But critics argue the plan to develop the agricultural area is costly and unnecessa…
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