Development Charges Information Session and Public Meeting

Grey County Council is holding a public meeting on September 6 to discuss development charge rates and policies in Grey County.

Development charges are fees on new developments that fund growth-related costs to a municipality. They are used across parts of Ontario and are governed by the Development Charges Act, 1997. The County’s 2016 Development Charges Background Study shows that growth directly affects County-wide services like ambulances, the health unit, road related services and more. Without development charges, these new costs need to be fully paid by taxpayers.

A Stakeholder Information Session will be held before the public meeting to review the study process, discuss initial calculated development charge rates and confirm the next steps forward. The details of the stakeholder information session are as follows:

Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 1:00 PM

Grey Roots Museum and Archives

102599 Grey Road 18, Georgian Bluffs

The public will have the opportunity to review and provide comments on the 2016 County of Grey Development Charges Background Study and the proposed Development Charges By-law(s) at a public meeting. All interested parties are invited to attend the public meeting on:

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 10:00 AM

Grey County Administration Building

595 9^th Avenue East, Owen Sound

Development charges by-laws will not change at this meeting. They will be review by Council at a later date.

Copies of the 2016 Development Charges Background Study and the proposed Development Charges By-law(s) are available at the Clerk’s office and on the County's website at www.grey.ca/development-charges.

Written comments should be directed to Randy Scherzer, Director of Planning at randy.scherzer [at] grey.ca (randy[dot]scherzer[at]grey[dot]ca). Comments received before and at the public meeting will be considered by Council before making any changes to the development charge by-law.