Melissa Bowman
Roads, libraries, and rec facilities seem like the very thing I would expect my property taxes to cover. Why do we try to tie it to new housing development (and also expect it to not increase the cost of that housing)? #WatReg #Housing https://www.therecord.com/news/council/kitchener-development-charge-shortfall/article_95cb27ae-b955-5434-9eab-0087d03addc3.html
‘A giant question mark on our future’ — Kitchener sounds alarm over development charge shortfall

Changes to the way development charges are collected are on pace to put Kitchener in a serious financial bind, city staff warned councillors this week.

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@dtkmelissa

I've long wondered about tying sidewalks to each house. Sometimes you walk through a new housing development and there will just be this gap in the sidewalk because a house hasn't been built on that particular lot yet. Meanwhile the road is continuous because having an abrupt gap in an important transportation route would be stupid right.