Opinion: In Toronto’s condo building boom, we can’t forget about the community centres

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This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.outstanding bills developers owe

to pay for things like recreation centres and parks. This is all part of a system known as Section 37 of Ontario’s Planning Act, which allows Toronto to collect community benefits from developers in return for the city giving them more height and density. On the face of it, this matter appears to be nothing more than a series of clerical errors and calls forgone unheeded; the inertia of a bureaucracy playing catch up to the constant flow of new development applications. But bigger consequences loom in Toronto’s residential condominium boom where growth must pay for growth. There are missed opportunities where the city is affected but not sufficiently compensated.

 

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