08-30-2016, 04:10 PM
(08-30-2016, 03:49 PM)Elmira Guy Wrote: I would have thought there would be more support here for transit service outside the cities but I was apparently mistaken. Being in favour of charging residents for services that you don't think they warrant is not going to further the cause of transit in the townships, hence my conclusion.
This is the ION thread which is really only concerned about the ION. The GRT thread does occasionally delve into discussion about servicing the townships.
I'm totally up for the debate, I think there is a valid concern here, however I think it's important to look at the other side of the coin. Overall, who is subsidizing who? Ken Seiling says the cities are supporting the townships. If that is really true, maybe we should exempt the LRT development charges in the townships but also raise their property taxes to ensure that no one is subsidizing anyone else?