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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-02-24, Page 32.i; PAGE 14--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1977 ew approach to give local govt "real say" A new approach to assisted rental housing for families and senior citizens which will provide municipalities with a wider range of development options was announced this week by Ontario Housing Minister John Rhodes. He told a meeting of the Provincial -Municipal Liaison Committee in Toronto that the new housing -related package will allow municipalities to select assisted rental housing programs that best fit their individual community needs. For municipalities opting to develop assisted housing themselves, financial assistance and develop- mental resources .will be available from the province. Since 1964, municipalities interested in assisted rental housing have asked Ontario Housing Corporation to conduct surveys which in-, dicated the need and demand for family or senior citizen accommodation. If a council endorsed the survey results, it would ask the government to build the housing and agree to share operating losses. It was then the sole responsibility of the province to acquire land, have it rezoned if necessary, and arrange for the con- struction of the project. "For more than a decade, this process has remained essentially unchanged. In recent years, municipalities have been asking for greater input in areas affecting growth, including housing," ;aid Rhodes. He noted that some nunicipalities such as Metro Toronto and the City of Toronto operate non-profit or imited dividend housing lodies in order to become lirectly involved in housing ievelopment and nanagement. • Also, many councils' have ndicated they would like nore say in site loications and lesign of developments, said Rhodes. This became ap- )arent during the hearings ander the Advisory Task Force on Housing Policy, leaded by Eli Comay, and in -ecent municipal housing )olicy statements. "It is not uncommon for councils to adopt a critical, if not adversary stance on location -and design issues as, up to now, they have had no mandate for making major development decisions," he said. In future the ministry will carry out or assist in the preparation of com- prehensive housing need and demand surveys, primarily for assisted rental ac- commodntion. in addition to providing funding and technical assistance under the , existing municipal housing policy statement program. Municipalities may choose from a number of federal and These snowmobile broomballers topped their division on February 6 when the Colborne Snowmobile Club held its field day. Left to right are Jeff Thom, first, Rick Thom, second and Murray Clark, third. provincial programs the approach that best suits their needs for the delivery of the identified number of assisted. family and senior citizen units. The programs would in- FBD bank business increase In the nine months ended December 31st last,'" the Federal Business Develop- ment Bank authorized 1,980 loans for $82,898,000 to businesses in Ontario. In the same period a year - -ago, the - bank andits predecessor the Industrial Development Bank, which FBDB succeeded on October 2nd, 1975, approved 2,013 loans for a total amount of $86,458,000. At December 31,'FBDB had $331,259,000 outstanding in loans, investments, and guarantees to 8,367 customers in Ontario. FBDB, a Crown cor- poration, assists the growth and creation of business enterprises across Canada, particularly those of smaller size. It provides financial assistance, management counselling, management training, and information on government programs for business. Goderich Bridge Club There were five tables in play at the Goderich Bridge Club February 8. Winners were: first, Sam Hassen and Larry Sloan tied with Gene Cook and .Vera Worthy with 62 points; Lee Ryan and Joanne Duckworth, 591/2 points; Jean Papernick and Auleen Curry, 58 points. Mary Donnelly and Eleanor Erskine headed the North- South section of play with 841/2 points at the February 15 meeting of the . Goderich Bridge Club. There were eight tables in play. Frank and Jim Donnelly finished second with '801/2 points and were followed by Sam Hassan and Larry Sloan with 791/2 points and Mary Lapaine and Gail Hovey with 691/2 points. Edna Overholt and Jo Berry took top honors in the East-West section of play with a point total of 841/2° Auleen Currie and Jean Papernick were second with 77 points and were followed by, Bill Cochrane and Fred, FABRICS! • DROP IN AND SEE THE ,NEW SPRING FABRICS. WE ARE RECEIVING MORE & MORE EACH DAY... See. 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Municipalities will have the option of developing projects with their own staff or through consultants with ministry financial and developmental assistance; or they+ may reguest telt a_ve the_ ministry undertake development and con- struction on their behalf, once the land has been secured and properly zoned. Cost guidelines for land and construction based on Central Mortgage arrk� Housing Corporation beechmarks will be established for each region or municipality. " Similar benchmarks will be established for subsidies. All proposed assisted housing must meet these benchmarks if land acquisition and construction are to take place, said Rhodes. Municipalities electing to develop projects on their own would bear 10 percent of the capital costs, as owners. If the ministry were to un- dertake development, the provipee- would assume 10 percent of the building costs. In either case, the federal government would lend 90 percent of the capital costs. Operating subsidies will" reflect the present cost- sharing agreement, with the federal government con- tributing 50 percent, the province, 421/2 percent and the municipality 71/2 percent, "Our new approach will give all municipalities a real say in assisted rental housing. For the first time, they can undertake the development of their own assisted rental housing, if they wish," said Rhodes. "They can carry out the development work them- selves, have the ministry do it, or involve the private sector and -or non-profit groups. "Municipalities should know best about the requirements of their citizens. This new method of assisted rental housing delivery is in the best in- terests of all of us concerned -with such accommodation", -hesaid.._,. __ JOHN Bl The company 1 ,Insures one out of five in Canada and the Don't you want to do business with a leader, toot John. 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