The purpose of this Statutory Public meeting, pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection 270(1) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, as amended, and the provisions of By-law Number 1480-97-AP, was to inform the public that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Brock intends to enact a by-law to declare certain lands as surplus to the needs of the Corporation with the intention of selling the said lands. This meeting provided an opportunity for the public to make comments on the proposed sale of surplus land.
The subject lands are located on Ball Avenue East. The subject lands are legally described as Block B, Plan M-899, Township of Brock, Regional Municipality of Durham.
Members of Council were in attendance to observe and listen to comments.
Please ensure that you have registered your contact information with the Clerk’s department to receive notice of future meetings pertaining to this application or email clerks@brock.ca to request an interested persons form to ensure you could be considered a interested party, should an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal be submitted.
There would be no decision made on behalf of the Township of Brock in respect of the proposed sale of surplus land at this meeting. The Council of the Township of Brock will consider the merits of the proposal at a later date, taking into consideration all input received on the matter.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Brock before the by-law is enacted (if approved), the person or public body is NOT entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Brock to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
Further, the person or public body may NOT be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
In the event that the by-law is enacted by Council to declare certain lands as surplus to the needs of the Township, it will be circulated in the formal manner under the provisions of the Planning Act, including those identified as interested parties. At that time, if objections are received, a hearing will be held before the Ontario Land Tribunal, at which time the objectors will be informed of a hearing date.