City Council votes 32-9 in favour road toll and hotel tax

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To paraphrase Hemingway, ask not to whom the toll will be billed, it’s on your tab buddy. City Council voted 32-9 Tuesday night in favour of asking getting provincial approval for the charge to use the DVP and Gardiner Expressway. Council also voted for a tax on hotels and short-term accommodations. It was an all-day discussion both civil and rancorous.  The prospective $2 toll is estimated to raise $166 million annually while one set at $3.90 would raise $272-million and a $5.20 toll would bring in $336-million, over and above the costs of maintaining the two expressways. Would they dare?

Vote (Adopt Item as Amended)

Dec-13-2016 9:06 PM
Result: Carried Majority Required – E20.2 Adopt the balance of the item as amended
Yes: 32 Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Christin Carmichael Greb, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Justin J. Di Ciano, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory 
No: 9 Maria Augimeri, Vincent Crisanti, Michael Ford, Michelle Holland, Stephen Holyday, Norman Kelly, Giorgio Mammoliti, Anthony Perruzza, Kristyn Wong-Tam 
Absent: 3 Shelley Carroll, Jim Karygiannis, Ron Moeser