Councillor Sandelowsky and Councillor Elgar speak at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Sept 20 2004

Allan Elgar will continue to push for OMB Reform

“The OMB is an enemy of the environment and an enemy of the people. This unelected, unaccountable body demonstrates over and over again that its main mission is to be a rubber stamp for developers.” Allan Elgar, Mississauga Business Times May 2003

Residents should not pay for growth

We are currently subsidizing developers when we grow. Taxpayers have to foot the bill for the shortfall between development charges and the actual cost of growth.

… (People think) we have to grow to keep our taxes down, but that’s a huge myth. Our taxes are going up faster than in towns that aren’t growing at all.” Allan Elgar on CBC Radio “Ontario Today” – July 28, 2003.

Growth does not pay for itself. If it did, our taxes should go down or at least remain stable. Oakville Councillor Allan Elgar asks, “Who do you think is paying those costs if the developers aren’t?” Hamilton Spectator, Feb. 3, 2003

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