{"id":65267,"date":"2023-06-13T10:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/?p=65267"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:08:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:08:07","slug":"the-town-of-sutton-will-not-go-to-referendum-on-the-proposed-purchase-of-the-vieux-verger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/en\/the-town-of-sutton-will-not-go-to-referendum-on-the-proposed-purchase-of-the-vieux-verger\/","title":{"rendered":"The Town of Sutton will not go to referendum on the proposed purchase of the Vieux-Verger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the June 7 council meeting, the municipal council announced that the project to purchase the Vieux-Verger land<\/a> had been abandoned, as the owners had decided not to pursue the sale process to the Town, as was their right, following the result of the register<\/a> and the new delays involved. The Town therefore no longer has any reason to launch a referendum vote on a purchase that can no longer be made.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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However, Mayor Robert Beno\u00eet reiterated the Town’s motivation for the project and its firm commitment to seeing it through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite the misinformation that circulated around the project we were presenting, we received a lot of favorable support from citizens, organizations and even potential investors,\u201d he commented. \u201cWe were ready for a real public debate and a referendum. The choice won’t present itself, but we remain convinced that this is a good project that should increase the supply of affordable housing. That’s why we’re going to do everything in our power to ensure that the project goes ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Town’s actions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To ensure that the site develops as much as possible in line with its vision and orientations, the Town has decided to take several actions to protect the Vieux-Verger site from any real estate development that runs counter to the interests at stake:<\/p>\n\n\n\n