Strong Mayor Powers
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‘It’s a time to step up’: Hamilton mayor insists housing crisis justifies vetoAfter Andrea Horwath's surprise announcement to advance a housing development with strong mayor powers, she defended the action insisting she was left with no choice.PoliticsMar 28
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Burlington council to continue quest seeking to take back some strong mayor powersMarianne Meed Ward and fellow politicians expect to reconvene in mid-April for efforts to return some legislative power, reallocated by the province last year, back to council.PoliticsMar 26
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Guelph mayor uses strong mayor powers to sign off on three ordersTaxes, housing, and homelessness were three things Cam Guthrie want to push through using the strong mayor powers.PoliticsFeb 28
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Housing and affordability ‘compel’ Guelph mayor to use ‘strong mayor’ powersCam Guthrie announced during the state of the city address that he will use the new powers immediately.CanadaFeb 8
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4 Ontario municipalities turn down strong mayor powersNow, four municipalities -- Newmarket, New Tecumseth, Norfolk County and Haldimand County -- have given a straight-up no thanks.CanadaNov 10, 2023
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Belleville, Ont. mayor says he intends to use ‘strong mayor’ powersBelleville Mayor Neil Ellis says he plans to use the powers to obtain funds from the province to fund municipal projects. Ellis has until Oct. 15 to sign the papers.PoliticsSep 27, 2023
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City of Kawartha Lakes mayor doesn’t see need to use ‘strong mayor’ powerThe province has given the City of Kawartha Lakes a target of building 6,500 homes in eight years. Mayor Doug Elmslie admits that target will be 'challenging' but 'achievable.'EconomyAug 23, 2023
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Peterborough mayor to opt into Ontario’s ‘strong mayor’ power to help reach housing goalsMayor Jeff Leal Leal says city staff have drafted the city's confirmation that it will pursue the housing targets — 4,700 new homes by 2031 — and opt into the new mayoral powers.PoliticsAug 22, 2023
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Ontario adding more ‘strong mayors,’ creating $1.2B in housing incentive fundDoug Ford is giving so-called strong mayor powers to 21 more municipalities and is announcing $1.2 billion in incentives for cities and towns to meet housing targets.PoliticsAug 21, 2023
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Kingston mayor returns some ‘strong mayor’ powers to CAO, councilMayor Bryan Paterson is returning three of the 'strong mayor' powers he was granted this month, and keeping three others, including his ability to veto bylaws.PoliticsJul 12, 2023
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