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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
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hEETTING: General Purpose and Administration Committee
DATE: Monday, June 6, 1988
REPORT #: PD-121-88 FILE #: PLN 11.1
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SHELTER
FOR THE HOMELESS
OUR FILE: PLN 11.1
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PD-121-88 be received; and
2. THAT the following resolution be approved and forwarded to the Province of
Ontario, Ministry of Government Services, and Ministry of Housing:
"The Ministry of Housing of the Province of Ontario and the Ministry of
Government Services are hereby requested to establish social housing as
a priority use for provincially owned lands and to make these lands
available at prices that will allow for their development for social
housing"; and
3. THAT the Regional Municipality of Durham Non-Profit Housing Corporation be
forwarded a copy of said resolution.
1. BACKGROUND:
1.1 At the Council Meeting of February 22, 1988, Council received correspondence
from the City of Toronto in respect of the International Year of Shelter for
the Homeless and referred same to Staff for review and report.
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1.2 The correspondence identified o critical need for public housing and
further cited a lack of affordable land as a major constraint faced by
social housing providers. It was suggested that the City and by the
City's circulation of same, that other municipalities should take a
more active role in land acquisition for housing Ducpwoeo and encourage
fraying laud presently publicly held for the purposes of social
housing.
2. COMMENTS:
3.1 In Durham Region, the Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation has
taken the initiative as it relates to the provision of Non-Profit
Housing projects within the Tzxm of Newcastle. Some of the land to be
made available for Non-Profit Housing is presently under the ooutznI of
the Province of Ontario and specifically the Ministry of Government
Services. Ministry Staff have recently been in touch with the Town in
respect of proposed Plan of Subdivision for these lands currently
located in 8owmauvilIe" north of Concession Street and east of y0eacua
Road.
3.2 Given the position the Ministry of Housing, relative to its housing
action priorities, Staff would concur with the City's position in
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respect of making available publicly owned lands for Non-Profit and
Social Housing Projects. Accordingly, it is recommended that the
Ministry of Government Services and the y0iulotcy of Bnooiog be advised
that the Town supports the position of the City of Toronto and
encourages the Province to establish social and non-profit housing as a |
priority use for publicly owned lands and, to make these lands
available at prices that will permit their development for such
housing projects ^
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to ae
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Franklin Wu Lawrence E Rotaeff
Director of Planning 6 Development Chief ..
u��«Wiotcative officer
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