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The last Langford Council meeting dealth with an interesting issue: incomplete landscaping by developers on affordable housing units by some developers.
This had previously been discussed at the Affordable Housing Committee, and it had been a racuous discussion at times. Originally City Hall staff had prepared a report recommending a $10,000 bond be posted by developers when creating an affordable housing unit, fully refundable once the landscaping was completed. Committee member and realtor Colleen Milne, however, had argued Read the rest of this entry »