Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey has added a large tract of land in the city’s north end to the list of planning deals she wants provincial authorities to investigate.
At an Oct. 5 planning committee meeting, Jeffrey, presiding over an increasingly fractured council, saw a motion calling for another round of public consultations on land use policies in northwest Brampton fail, prompting her to level accusations that proper planning procedures were not followed.
“I believe there are questionable activities surrounding the land use planning exercises for this secondary plan area,” said Jeffrey who supported revisiting land use policies in the area known as Heritage Heights after hearing from a select group of local landowners concerned they have been largely shut out of discussions on how the 4,200 acres of land should be developed.
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Palleschi tabled a motion that essentially boosts public engagement and ensures development in that area moves along.
His motion won, which fuelled accusations from the mayor’s camp that Palleschi is placating a group of landowners who also happen to support him politically.
The mayor is increasingly facing stiff opposition from her council colleagues on a number of issues, including on a controversial Light Rail Transit plan that is expected to lose on Tuesday (Oct. 27) with Palleschi’s help.
In a follow up interview, Palleschi gave a very curt response. He said approvals in northwest Brampton have been done legally and according to planning standards.
"All development in Wards 2 and 6 is managed in accordance with the applicable provincial and municipal legislation," Palleschi told The Guardian in an email.
