Mapleton backs Town of Lakeshore call for Toronto to pay Pan Am cost overrun

Township council is backing a call for the City of Toronto to fund the cost overrun from the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games.

This spring, Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk determined the games came in $342 million over budget.

Of that amount, Ontario’s share was $304 million, she reported.

At the Aug. 23 meeting, Mapleton council endorsed a resolution from the Town of Lakeshore which sent a letter to all municipalities in Ontario suggesting “that the $342 million additional costs incurred for the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games should be funded by the City of Toronto.”

The resolution by councillor Dennis Craven, seconded by councillor Marlene Ottens, passed with only Martin opposed.