• Belleville council censured for breaching Municipal Act in closed meeting

    Belleville council censured for breaching Municipal Act in closed meeting
    Following investigation, an integrity commissioner has found Belleville council breached a provision of the Ontario Municipal Act by declaring as surplus on March 23 in camera (behind closed doors) a city owned brownfield on South John Street.The property in question is a contaminated open green space adjacent Jane Forrester Park that council was considering to give to a developer for zero dollars until a public outcry led to the idea being rejected by council May 11.In a report released June 1

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