LPASC goes live

NRU
April 11, 2018

Last week, Ontario’s Local Planning Appeal Support Centre opened its doors to the public for the first time. Its mandate is to help people understand and navigate the land use planning and appeal process.

“People know that what gets built in their community affects their quality of life, but they often don’t know how to influence those decisions,” said board chair Anna Pace in the media release. “The Local Planning Appeal Support Centre can help bridge that gap.”

Lawyer Mary Lee is the centre’s executive director. Previously, she served as the director of operations for the Social Justice Tribunals Ontario. Former Vaughan policy planning director Mark Christie, is the centre’s manager-registrar. Board member Mark Leach was formerly with the Ministry of the Attorney General. Pace has served in senior positons at Metrolinx, the TTC and the City of Toronto.