The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to provide an update regarding the progress that is being made by The Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation to help develop attainable housing stock in the municipality.
Earlier this year, the Attainable Housing Corporation retained StrategyCorp, an Ontario-based strategy firm, to support the corporation in building the in-house capacity to develop more attainable housing and to lead a procurement process for housing developments. Through working with StrategyCorp, Town staff and members of the Attainable Housing Corporation reviewed opportunities and assets that could be utilized towards the development of attainable housing in the Town. Within the process, numerous parcels of property were identified as potential sites for attainable housing. The list of potential properties was paired down after considering criteria to ensure that the shortlisted property options meet the needs of future attainable housing residents.
Staff Report PDS.19.94 Overview
On Monday, July 29th, 2019 staff report PDS.19.94, titled “Preliminary Property Options for Attainable Housing” will be presented by staff to Committee of the Whole for consideration. The following information has been included to provide a brief overview of the report.
- The report provides a detailed overview of five property options that will be considered by the Committee.
- Upon decision by the Committee, the selected property options will be included within the Request-for-Information document issued by The Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation.
- The Request-for-Information document will assess the appetite for partnerships in the development of attainable housing. It is anticipated that the Request-for-Information process will result in interest from external stakeholders.
- Upon decision by the Committee, Town Staff will conduct more detailed due diligence on the selected properties to further analyze the precise opportunities and constraints associated with each site if it were selected for development.
- The Town would like to emphasize that the selection of these five properties was made through significant review and consultation between Council members and The Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation.
- In addition, the Town would also like to emphasize that further Council approvals and public consultation will be required prior to the final approval of a property for the development of attainable housing.
If staff report PDS.19.94, titled “Preliminary Property Options for Attainable Housing” is approved by the Committee of the Whole on Monday, July 29th, 2019 it will be presented to Council for approval on Thursday, August 1, 2019.
There will be an opportunity for input and feedback from residents during the public comment period at both the Committee of the Whole meeting, and at the Council meeting.
To view the staff report, please visit: https://thebluemountains.ca/document_viewer.cfm?event_doc=2222
For more information, please contact:
Shawn Everitt
Chief Administration Officer
519-599-3131 ext. 234
Rob Sampson
Chair, Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation
519-599-3131 ext. 408