A reminder that after a break of several weeks, the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) panel hearing the appeal by Benny Marotta’s company of his request to build a 200+ unit subdivision on the back half of the Rand Estate will resume hearing evidence tomorrow at 10 a.m.
SORE is in the middle of calling its case and will be followed by the Town. Both the Town and SORE oppose the Marotta application and have provided the Tribunal with development concepts that would respect the heritage designations and natural environmental features on the estate and maintain compatibility with the surrounding neighbourhood. The SORE plan would also address the serious traffic issues presented by the Marotta proposal. Both the Town and SORE have asked the Tribunal to reject the Marotta application and to dismiss the appeal if a proper application along the lines of what the Town and SORE have proposed is not brought forward within 6 months.
The hearing will be broadcast live on the Tribunal’s channel as was the case previously.
The link to the Tribunal’s YouTube channel is Ontario Land Tribunals – YouTube.