Bird, Margaret
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I would move that Sarnia City Council and Lambton County Council jointly identify surplus or underutilized municipally owned properties and declare them priority housing assets. Council would then offer long-term ground leases or land donations at nominal cost ($1) to non-profit housing providers, cooperative housing groups, or housing authorities in exchange for binding commitments to
5 per cent of each new build would be dedicated to affordable housing. The owner would get a tax break or some other kind of incentive.
Vandenberg, George Read More »
During my last term on Lambton County, we approved three affordable housing units (Indigenous Apartment on Confederation St., affordable apartment on London Road and the still under construction units on Kathleen Ave.). While this represents progress, we need to move much quicker from approval to completion. As such, I would expect new projects that reflect