Who Should Pay for Growth? | The Agenda

There is a prevailing idea in municipal governments and among urban planners that "growth should pay for growth." That means that as the population grows, new infrastructure is needed, and those newcomers should be paying for that infrastructure. But is that the fairest way to go about it? To discuss whether development charges or property taxes should be funding Ontario's new infrastructure, we welcome: Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor of Burlington; Adam Found, manager of corporate assets at City of Kawartha Lakes, and a research fellow with the CD Howe Institute; Ene Underwood, CEO for Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area; and Alex Beheshti, urban planner and land economist at Altus Group Economic Consulting.
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