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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Open Letter to Mayor & Council on compensation By J. Sanders | Page 4, THE AURORAN, Thursday, April 11, 2024 "I would say that it’s a questionable leader that constantly has the elected majority of Council moving in an opposite direction, and then uses all available media to justify only one …
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Town of Aurora News Releases for the Month of January 2024
Town of Aurora News Releases for the Month of December 2023
"Perhaps the answer to 21st century affordable neighbourhoods begins with celebrating affordable housing rather than hiding it."
In recent years, the political reporting in the Town of Aurora has experienced a significant decline. One crucial aspect that remains largely unknown to people is the strong mayor power.
"The Strong Mayor powers were granted to select municipalities where the Head of Council, in Aurora’s case the Mayor, confirmed via letter to Queen’s Park that their respective towns and cities would meet housing targets set by the Ontario Government."
Business leaders warn turning employment lands into housing would be 'silent killer' of GTA jobs Ford government’s changes will ‘increase speculation’ on industrial, commercial land: report "The Ford government is proposing significant changes to the policy that has guided land use in the Greater Toronto Area for the past 20 years that would make it …
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"Work is now underway to bring new high-speed fibre internet to Aurora. telMax formally kicked off their first Aurora installations on October 25 at a small ground-breaking ceremony held at Wilson Park in Aurora’s northwest quadrant that was attended by Mayor Tom Mrakas and Councillors Ron Weese (Ward 1) and Rachel Gilliland (Ward 2). The …
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Motion: Councillor Kim; Re: Cannabis Retail Applications for the Town of Aurora
In August (2023), the province initiated a housing strategy "COMPETITION", unveiling its ambitious plan to allocate funds from the three-year, $1.2-billion Building Houses Faster Fund. Under this program, municipalities that achieve 80 percent or more of their annual targets will be eligible to receive up to $400 million per year.
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