{"id":4979,"date":"2009-06-25T14:29:04","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T18:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=4979"},"modified":"2013-01-21T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:15:00","slug":"special-council-meeting-called-for-streetcar-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/06\/25\/special-council-meeting-called-for-streetcar-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Special council meeting called for streetcar funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The City of Toronto announced that a special meeting of Toronto City Council will take place on Firday at 10am to approve paying for two-thirds of its upcoming streetcar purchase.<\/p>\n

The City had hoped that the federal government would pay one-third, as the provincial government has committed to doing. Tomorrow’s meeting will authorize the TTC to make the streetcar purchase while the city continues to work on a funding arrangement with the federal government.<\/p>\n

Whether that federal funding will ever come through is still questionable. Spacing has learned that the federal government is prepared to give the Toronto $150 million of stimulus money for projects like road and bridge repair, which would offset some of the cost of the streetcar purchase. However, that sum is approximately $250 million short of what the City had hoped the federal government would contribute.<\/p>\n

Due to the current strike, tomorrow’s special meeting will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The City of Toronto announced that a special meeting of Toronto City Council will take place on Firday at 10am to approve paying for two-thirds of its upcoming streetcar purchase. The City had hoped that the federal government would pay one-third, as the provincial government has committed to doing. 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