Centre Hastings is still waiting to hear back from the federal government on their application to the Housing Accelerator Fund.
CAO Typhany Choinard tells Quinte News the municipality is looking at a population growth of 16% by 2036.
“That grant supports several initiatives to improve the housing stock in the community. We have submitted that application to that as well as a housing needs study that we’ve prepared in house.”
“Centre Hastings is looking to be a hub for housing growth. We’re looking at capitalizing on the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus “7 in 7” (7,000 new residential units in 7 years), which I think allows about 1,800 homes for Hastings County.”
Choinard says the hope is to have 500 new units, mostly in the urban portion of the municipality, in the next 12 years.
The CMHC Housing Accelerator Fund encourages initiatives that increase housing supply in urban, rural, and northern municipalities and Indigenous communities.
