'Slush fund' or 'standard practice'? Developer fund debate gets heated

City councillors have changed the terms of a $300,000 "voluntary contribution" to fund traffic calming and affordable housing, after some questioned if the developer felt pressured to offer it — an insinuation Capital ward's Shawn Menard deemed "egregious." 

'Slush fund' or 'standard practice'? Developer fund debate gets heated
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City councillors have changed the terms of a $300,000 "voluntary contribution" to fund traffic calming and affordable housing, after some questioned if the developer felt pressured to offer it — an insinuation Capital ward's Shawn Menard deemed "egregious."