Developers should be paying for the entirety of their development. To the extent where they are able to sell their lots ready for new residents to live in. What an RM should be ensuring it follows is the use of fees requested. These fees must be allocated to the purpose they were collected for (see By-law No 2012-01) such as green space levy should be used for Recreational and green space enhancement. A new tax base is a lifelong revenue contract to the RM and this should also be appreciated and not ignored.

I believe developers should be responsible for infrastructure directly associated with new subdivisions, including roads, drainage, water and wastewater (if applicable), sidewalks, lighting, and a proportionate share of infrastructure upgrades required to accommodate growth. In this term of Council, we have worked collaboratively with developers and asked that new subdivisions include park & playground amenities, walking paths and lighting around walking paths. We recently asked a developer to install an outdoor dog park in the Parkview Point community. I am committed to ensuring development agreements account for long-term community infrastructure investments.