Tag: Development Charge Reduction Program

This Week at Council: We Meet in August Over the New DC Plan from Queen’s Park

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water… circumstances forced us all back to the council chambers, or the live-stream page of the City of Guelph website, for a midsummer council meeting. The topic? A new plan to supercharge housing by cutting DCs and funding housing enabling infrastructure courtesy of the federal and provincial governments, but with an election coming timelines are getting tricky. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: We Meet in August Over the New DC Plan from Queen’s Park” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for August 12, 2026

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We interrupt your summer vacation for a council meeting. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for August 12, 2026” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the August 12, 2026 Meetings?

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Wait, aren’t we in the middle of summer vacation?! For the third time in four years, Guelph City Council will be gathered for a last-minute midsummer meeting, this time due to the bad timing of the Ontario government who have yet another scheme to get housing development going in the province. Get ready to talk about the Development Charge Reduction Program as local governance interrupts your August plans! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the August 12, 2026 Meetings?” →