Oh FFS.3% will go to expanding the cycling network.
3% will go to road safety.
44% will go to the Gardiner Expressway.
I was told, by a candidate from the 47 Ward non-election, that the cheques were coming 'in January" but ....Is there any news about when the rebates for donations to candidates in the 2018 election are actually getting mailed out? I see the official City web page now says "The earliest date that any contributor will receive their rebate is early 2020." It originally said "early 2019," then "late 2019,".... Early 2020 could mean April or May, if not delayed again.
That's a lot of cash they are holding on to for about 18 months now. I'm not owed any large sum back, but I would prefer it be in my bank account rather than the City's account.
Question:
I remember when the easternmost bit of the Gardiner was torn down. I was a wee lad. Why was that section that didn't impact the central waterfront in any meaningful way torn down so easily yet the rest of the stain remains and is having money wasted on it (not debatable, go away)?
Why was that bit torn down?
It went nowhere, so no-one cared.
Originally supposed to be connected to the Scarborough Expressway (that never happened).
Thank effing-christmas that the expressway system (Spadina, Scarborough, Richview, Crosstown) was never realized. It would've hollowed out the core and made us another Detroit.It went nowhere, so no-one cared.
Originally supposed to be connected to the Scarborough Expressway (that never happened).
I did some quick calculations based on my own costs of owning a home in central Toronto. Over the last 4 years my property tax increased an average of 4.6 percent per year. Garbage and water costs increased an average of 16.7% per year.
Thank effing-christmas that the expressway system (Spadina, Scarborough, Richview, Crosstown) was never realized. It would've hollowed out the core and made us another Detroit.
I trust everyone in low tax Toronto was getting greater than 5% annual wage increases and greater than 5% rent increases during this period![]()