Ottawa city councillor Jeff Leiper says he would impose a one per cent infrastructure levy if he's elected Ottawa mayor, according to CBC News. He says the money raised would go toward keeping up with a backlog of repairs on aging roads, sewers and other city assets.
Fuller details on how the levy would work, including a timeline or projected revenue, have not been independently confirmed yet.
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Leiper's infrastructure funding pitch follows other recent coverage of his mayoral campaign. He previously warned that ottown's earlier report a provincial LRT funding windfall wouldn't fix the city's budget gaps, and has faced criticism over his stance on ottown's earlier report city staff returning to the office.
Source: CBC News
