The Ontario Land Tribunal has dominated in favour of a Burlington improvement firm that desires to redevelop a part of the Millcroft Golf Membership right into a neighborhood.
The ruling, launched Wednesday, will allow the corporate to maneuver ahead with its plans to construct 90 single-family houses and 130 apartment models within the space.
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The developer says the single-family houses will replicate these seen within the present neighborhood.
Nevertheless, the Metropolis of Burlington says its plans don’t align with its present housing technique and calls the choice “disappointing.”
In an announcement launched Thursday, town stated that whereas addressing the housing calls for is vital, this mission fails todo so in a fashion that aligns with its its housing technique.
“This is not the right place for development,” Mayor Marianne Meed Ward informed CHCH Information on Friday.
“We don’t need these houses to meet our housing targets, they won’t be affordable and they eat into very important greenspace that the community uses year-round.”
At earlier council conferences, considerations had been raised about elevated site visitors, pressure on infrastructure, and different potential adverse impacts the event might have on the native ecosystems.
Traditionally, many houses within the Millcroft neighbourhood have a mean promoting worth of round $2 million.
“We’re very consistent with our message,” Meed stated. “There was one part of this development we didn’t oppose, and that was the apartment up on Dundas.”
She says that town will assist improvement the place it belongs however will battle it the place it doesn’t.
