Scrutiny over how development fees are negotiated after Boffo project halted

There are rising concerns about what some say is the ad hoc and closed-door nature of negotiations when the City of Vancouver demands so-called community amenity contributions from developers.
The Boffo Properties plan for a non-profit, social-housing project in conjunction with the Kettle Society in east Vancouver fell apart this week with the developer saying the city demands were too expensive. So far, it is the only public example of such a developer-non-profit project collapsing.
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