Sarnia considers more development fee cuts

Sarnia could be making more cuts to development charges. Council Monday considered a staff recommendation to reduce Development Area 2 homebuilding fees by 17 per cent, and fees elsewhere in the city by 12 per cent, based on talks between city staff and developers and infrastructure grant funding. On top of that, Coun. George Vandenberg called to halve Area 2 charges – $43,000 for single detached home in the 570-hectare, east-end development zone – for about a year to spur more home