{"id":32480,"date":"2026-02-24T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=32480"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:39:05","slug":"developer-donations-cause-sparks-at-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/02\/developer-donations-cause-sparks-at-city-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer Donations Cause Sparks At City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During a contentious debate over a proposed 30 floor residential high rise York Developments wants to build at the corner of Richmond and Kent Streets, there was talk of donations from York employees potentially greasing the wheel for members of the planning committee to vote in favour of the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was ruled out of order during the meeting &#8211; but should it be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig discusses the development plan (a rare downtown intensification proposal he doesn&#8217;t like) and campaign donation rules with Ward 6 councillor Sam Trosow on this edition of the podcast &#8211; which is brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=q7gzh-1a54f6e-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During a contentious debate over a proposed 30 floor residential high rise York Developments wants to build at the corner of Richmond and Kent Streets, there was talk of donations from York employees potentially greasing the wheel for members of the planning committee to vote in favour of the plan. 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