Here's what your City Hall was talking about this week
Good morning, Peterborough. Marcus Otonabee-Singh here on the Morning Wire, flowing to you from the Electric City.
This past week, the currents at City Hall have been moving in a pretty clear direction, and it’s a familiar one for us here in Nogojiwanong. The focus, overwhelmingly, has been on housing — from finding a place to call home to ensuring everyone in our community has safe shelter. It's a fundamental current, isn't it? The need for secure habitation, for a good dwelling.
Here’s a quick overview of what flowed through our civic discussions:
* **Addressing Homelessness:** Conversations continued around supports and initiatives to help our unhoused neighbours, particularly as we move into the warmer months, thinking about how to ensure everyone has a safe harbour. * **Affordable Housing Strategy:** Further details emerged regarding the city's approach to increasing the stock of affordable homes, recognizing that a healthy community requires a diverse range of housing options. * **Development Applications:** Specific projects aimed at residential growth were also part of the stream, with council considering how new developments fit into the broader needs of the city.
It all circles back to the basic human need for shelter, for a place to put down roots along the Otonabee. It's a conversation that never truly dams up here.
This is the Electric City — small town, big current. Let's go.
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