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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT D.N. SMITH, M.C.I.P., Director
HAMPTON. ONTARIO LOB 1 JO TEL.(416)263-2231
REPORT TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING OF JANUARY
5, 1981. _
REPORT NO. : P-7-81
SUBJECT: Community Services Contribution Program
Neighbourhood Improvement Component - 1981
Allocations
BACKGROUND:
The attached correspondence was forwarded to the Plan-
ning Department on November 6, 1980 for a report to Council. Mr.
Bennett's letter seeks municipal support for the Province 's request
Lo Lhe Federal Government for the continuation of the Community
Services Contribution Program. Recently the Federal Government has
indicat�.d that they are contemplating a change in their financing
Lhrough this program including the possible withdrawal of funds .
The Community Services Contribution Program was intro-
duced by the Federal Government in the spring of 1979 through the
Ministry of Urban Affairs. The program replaced existing programs
then in operation through C.M.H.C. , including the N.I.P. program.
The C.S .C.P . program is, in 'essence, a block funding system whereby
money is transferred from the Federal Government to the Provinces for
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Community Services. The allocation of the money and the criteria
for receiving such fluids has become the responsibility of Provincial
administration rather than Federal.
COMMENT: T
As Committee may_be aware, the Town of Newcastle has
not been involved in a neighbourhood improvement program and, therefore,
is not in need of funds through the neighbourhood improvement compon-
ent of C.S .C.P. However, this municipality has in the past expected
to receive some $50,000 of Federal money as part of the Storm Water
Control System in Courtice specified in the 1977 Ontario Housing Act
Program Agreements. It would, therefore, be appropriate for this munici-
pality to advise the Ontario Ministry of Housing that we are still in
need of those funds and, wish the Province to make a suitable allocation
to the Town`in accordance with the O.H.A.P. Agreements. It is suggested,
therefore, that Town Council adopt the following resolution.
RECOMi,tENDATION:
It is recommended that the following resolution be fore-
warded to Town Council for adoption:
"WHEREAS the Town of Newcastle has entered into an
Agreement with the Ministry of Housing through the
Ontario Housing Action Program for the provision of
funds for the construction of a Storm Water Control
System;
AND WHEREAS the O.H.A.P. Agreements include an allo-
cation of $50,000 from C.M.H.C. ;
AND WHEREAS the $50,000 would now be allocated to the
Town of Newcastle through the Community Services Con-
''ution Program.
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BE rr NOW THEREFOU RLSOLVED that the Town of Newcastle
hAreby requests the Minister of Housing to allocate suitable
funds through the C.S.C.P. program for the construction of
Storm Water Control facilities in Courtice in accordance
with existing Ontario Housing Action Program Agreements . ''
Respectfully submitted,
DNS:lb
D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P.
December 4, 1980 Director of Planning