Ford expressed concern Tuesday that a company called Buena Vista Development is trying to sell 765 and 775 Kingston Road East in Ajax.

Those are two of the “sites that were selected as part of the land swap to build at least 50,000 new homes and grow the size of the Greenbelt,” the premier said in a statement.

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    AFAIK they do “actually pay” for the construction of sewers, roads, electricity, water mains, and any other required infrastructure. They don’t pay for the maintenance, the municipality does. This is different than Quebec, where the municipality pays for deployment and maintenance. Again, there are pros and cons and ongoing debates about which way is better. One of the Canadian urban planning channels covered this a year or two ago.