The company that owns the Ambassador Bridge is fighting the City of Windsor's plan to expropriate several properties in the west end.
In August, the city initiated the process to expropriate 45 properties in Olde Sandwich Towne, most of which hold abandoned, boarded-up homes.
The Canadian Transit Company has filed for a hearing of necessity to the Ontario Land Tribunal after receiving notice of intent.
"We'll just go through the process. We expected that they would probably do that, so it wasn't a shock to us to receive that letter," said Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens.
The CTC issued the following statement when the initial plan was announced.
"These expropriations will only result in unnecessary conflict, delay, and taxpayer expense. There is an easy solution where we demolish all of the structures – the City just has to permit this -- and then transfer almost all of these properties to the City. The City is well aware that CTC has been willing to do so for years in exchange for those portions of roadways needed for our plaza expansion project," said the company in it statement.
A hearing before the Ontario Land Tribunal has not been scheduled.
