Mike Layton (Ward 11) will file a motion during Council budget debate Thursday to re-establish the $60 tax on cars registered in Toronto. The tax was abolished under the Rob Ford administration in 2010. Mr. Layton’s ward conforms to the federal constituency of University Rosedale, an odd-shaped area stretching on the northeast from the corner of Welland and Moore Aves. and extending all the way to Ossington Ave.
MOORE PARK, GOVERNOR’S BRIDGE, NORTH ROSEDALE
Locally, it includes Moore Park, Governor’s Bridge and north Rosedale down to Rosedale Valley Rd. The CBC says Mr. Layton sent a letter to constituents Wednesday with news of his plan but it does not seem to have reached the farthest corner of South Bayview so far. Council is struggling with the 2019 budget and is coming up short. The battle has centred on raising taxes beyond an increase of 2.55 perecent. “If Councillors are so unwilling to raise property taxes, it leaves us with no other choice,” said the Ward 11 Councillor. Also CP24
