The Town of Oakville has so far spent approximately $5.3 million on consultants and lawyers in its fight to preserve the Glen Abbey Golf Club, according to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by a local resident.
The town has been engaged in a fight with Glen Abbey Golf Club owner ClubLink since the organization announced plans to build 3,222 residential units at the site, including nine apartment buildings between nine and 12 storeys.
The company also wants to build 69,000 square feet of commercial/retail space and 107,000 square feet of office space at the site.
The amount revealed in the freedom of information request covers a period from 2015 to July 9, 2018 and includes consultants and legal costs related to:
- The creation of the 2016 Interim Control Bylaw (and the extension) for the Glen Abbey property and appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).
- ClubLink’s applications for the redevelopment of the Glen Abbey property and the appeals to the OMB.
- The identification of the Glen Abbey property as a significant cultural heritage landscape in 2017.
- The designation of the Glen Abbey property under the Ontario Heritage Act in 2017.
- The town’s Cultural Heritage Landscape Conservation Plan and bylaw for the Glen Abbey property and the related court application by ClubLink.
- ClubLink’s application under the Ontario Heritage Act to remove the golf course, and the related court applications by the town.
