At the May 25th Oshawa council meeting, council carried a recommendation to temporarily defer payment of development charges until occupancy.

The recommendation contained in Report CNCL-20-62 was before council sitting in Committee of the whole.  The following recommendation was carried:

"Therefore, that Council direct staff to work with the Region of Durham and the School Boards to advance changes to all our respective development charges by-laws/policies to delay the payment of residential and non-residential development charges to the time of occupancy of a building is provided rather than at the time the building permit is issued for a limited time in order to help economic recovery in the Region and report back to the Finance Committee."