Comment
This proposal is a step in the right direction BUT What About the Floating ACCOMMODATIONS - FLOAT HOMES being used for longer term purposes? Why NOT include them also in this proposal? Are you ignoring the issue of long term homes on the water?
Long term floating homes that just plant themselves in the middle of the lake are a problem!! Why are you not addressing this issue? These "houses on the water" are NOT paying property taxes and are a risk to the environment. They are ruining the waterway with their unsightly "homes". What exactly will the government do when hundreds of people plant their homes in the middle of the lake, don't pay taxes, pollute the environment and destroy tourism?
The proposal FAILS to outline WHO will enforce these new rules and what the enforcement will be.
The proposal DOES NOT ADDRESS that enforcement will cost municipalities who have no budget nor staff for such enforcement. The proposal SHOULD address the issue of long term floating accommodations.
It's time to make the waterways for navigation, not housing...for anyone; camping or long term.
Submitted March 12, 2023 3:44 PM
Comment on
Proposal to amend Ontario Regulation 161/17 to the Public Lands Act to change the requirements related to floating accommodations
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019-6590
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83091
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