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You can now report vacant homes to city hall

This new vacant home tax is joke! Why should I rent out my home, To anyone! Is the City going to help me if the renter doesn't pay, or is a squatter? if I'm not there for 183 days in a year, that's none of the City's business, I've paid my taxes!

- 48Topo

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

To all my neighbours: mind your own business. More government meddling in people’s lives. Maybe the citizens group mentioned above should expend their energy cleaning up a park.

- TQ

Northwestern Ontario wildfires fuelling poor air quality in region

Yeah the air quality is terrible and the planet is on fire but let’s all just keep arguing about parking, driving those gas guzzlers and telling anyone else on a bike or alternative form of transport that they are the nuisances. God bless the oil and automotive industries!

- Jay Esse

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

The Secret Police

- J Seriously?

Trash cleaned up at former IMICO site

Worthwhile but costly. Would be nice if the City could find a permitted use for the land after 30 years of vacancy.

- OldCityGal

Council approves upgraded design for Wood development

"Winding pathways"This development straddles a rail line that has long been the site of a planned rail trail. If you want bikes to be useful as commuting tools and off the streets, you don't put in winding pathways. Instead we keep making decisions that only serve to force you to buy more cars and buy more gas. While we're all broke and the planet is burning to the point the air is unbreatheable. What is wrong with these people?

- Matt Saunders

Council approves upgraded design for Wood development

3 stories fits, 23 definitely doesn't.

- Wanda Fabbian

Heritage Conservation District Plan welcomes weird in the Ward

We don't need Heritage Designation in the Ward.We need another Hospital 🏥 in the Royal City

- usr_714496

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

So, If I'm gone out of town for 3 months, I'd have to pay a 4% tax hike on my home, if it ain't rented out, for that period of time....What does the Home owner, do with all his belongings? put them in storage every time they go away for 3 months. Or does the renters also get to use my furniture/clothing/ vehicle in the garage etc. etc. Why doesn't the City fund housing for the ones in need, instead of throwing it in the lap of the home owners

- 48Topo

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

No . If you go out of town for 3 months you don't have to pay anything. It says 183 days. Did you think it said 83? The law isn't meant to target homeowners who live in their home. The law is to discourage people who buy houses as an investment and leave them empty to drive up the price of real estate and rentals by reducing the supply. Corporations or foreign investors in particular.

- DR64

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

Darn snitch police, unbelievable

- Paul Bb

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

This should be challenged in court. Where does it say a municipality can tax you for not occupying a property you own?

- J Seriously?

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

If you can afford to keep one of your properties vacant for a year while there's a serious shortage of living spaces; then you can afford to pay the Vacant Home Tax. Toronto and other Canadian cities have had a V.H.T. for a no. of years.

- Ron Rombough

Trash cleaned up at former IMICO site

That is GREAT! Thanks City of Guelph to doing your job that tax payers expect.Now do the Eramosa River Trail please, it has a couple area's that have been neglected for months and need the same attention. Thanks forthcoming.

- partyofone

Trash cleaned up at former IMICO site

Brother Walter is asking if anyone found his poncho/blanket.

- Buzzy Krumhunger

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

Well I don't even know how one can give a thumbs down to someone questioning the legality of something. What are you saying - "don't you dare question that you dastard"? I do think a court challenge is in order. Dictating what a person can do with their own property like that on the basis of "it must be made available to solve a societal problem" is a giant step towards communism and shouldn't be made by the lowest level of governance.

- Ponsidillion

Heritage Conservation District Plan welcomes weird in the Ward

Heritage?In the Ward ,who comes up with these pathetic ideas, from City Hall?

- usr_714496

Trash cleaned up at former IMICO site

When and if Guelph needs a New Hockey Arena/Sports Complex. This site would be great! Large piece of land, access to Stevenson, Elizabeth, Victoria and a few other streets. Along Transit routes. City already owns the land, Plus they would be able to keep the Arena very close to down town core.

- 48Topo

Council approves upgraded design for Wood development

Quit whining

- Doug Frank

You can now report vacant homes to city hall

Punishment is the best business practice at city hall.

- Lee No