Small Urban GTHA Mayors Discuss Implications of Bill 23 on Municipalities, Want to Work with Province

*Please see below a news release issued by the Small Urban GTHA Mayors caucus.For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 13, 2023 The Small Urban GTHA Mayors met on February 10^th to discuss the implications for small urban municipalities of Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022.The Mayors agreed that they support attainable housing for all. They want to work with the Province to ensure local government has the financial support needed to avoid shifting the financial burden of development onto local taxpayers.The Small Urban GTHA Mayors encourage residents and anyone interested in the implications of Bill 23 for municipalities to watch one of two virtual meetings taking place on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at York Regional Council and Region of Peel Council. Both meetings are available live online.The Small Urban GTHA Mayors will request that the Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing meet with the group of Mayors and that the Small Urban GTHA Mayors and the Province work together to create a bright future that includes housing for all.About Small Urban GTHA MayorsThe Small Urban GTHA Mayors caucus includes mayors of 13 Ontario urban towns with a population under 100,000 and chaired by Aurora Mayor Tom Mrakas. The Small Urban GTHA Mayors advocate for issues and policies important to Ontario’s small urban municipalities.The current Chair for the Small Urban GTHA Mayors caucus is Township of King Mayor Steve Pellegrini.**Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward attends Small Urban GTHA Mayors caucus meetings as a liaison to larger municipalities in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area.RELATED LINKS:

• Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing Response Letter to Mayor's Letter Outlining Bill 23 Impacts on Burlington
• Funding Cuts & Accountability Among Burlington’s Bill 23 Concerns Outlined in Mayor’s Letter to Minister
• Ontario’s Big City Mayors, Ministers of Finance & Municipal Affairs & Housing Meet on Key Municipal Priorities
• Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – Dec. 5, 2022 – What is the City of Burlington Doing About Bill 23?
• Ontario’s Big City Mayors Statement on First Meeting of the New Term & Bill 23, ‘More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022’
• City of Burlington Responds to Severe Impacts of Bill 23