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I don't think opposing the 413 and closing down the OBRY are hypocritical viewpoints. The two corridors run perpendicular to each other and serve different travel patterns. The only part of the corridor that could be truly useful as an alternate to the 413 (or really 410 expansion) would be south of Old School Road, through Brampton, and why is it that Orangeville's problem? It would be on Brampton to use that part of the corridor effectively.
How much debate did this get in council? Seems an odd decision to drop $25 million on land and forgo $19k a year in tax revenue. Wonder what the rush was. Wonder what they were worried was going to happen to this land if they did not write the cheque?
nothing against parks, and nothing against acquisitions of park lands but i am wondering about the "rush"...I don;t remember this being debated (it could have been, I don't follow city hall meetings that closely) and I don't think there was any great push for some alternative use...and, certainly, $5 mil an acre was not a price that I think the private sector was going to blow away even if there was an alternative use. It just all seems a bit weird.
I strongly disagree, we live in an era where building brand new railway corridors is like asking for a toilet seat made out of gold, it will never happen, but building new roads is a drop in the bucket, what a joke. Orangeville is so desperate to get rid of the ONLY RAILWAY LEFT LINKING IT TO TORONTO just so they can get their money and DEVELOP the corridor, but at the same time they oppose the gta west highway? ????? because cars hurt the environment, but let's tear up yet another railway line.
Which parcel(s) of land does that purchase entail - everything between Queen and Railroad or…? are the tracks removable or are there still discontinuance processes to complete?ORDC sells rail lands in downtown Brampton
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