Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal said the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing and Future Growth will support the construction of housing and streamline the development application process.
Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal has announced he will strike a task force to help the city reach provincial housing targets. Meanwhile, the latest numbers from the home builders association show the city is falling well short on new builds. Sam Houpt reports…
Provincial housing targets require Peterborough to build 4,700 new homes by 2031 — part of Leal opting into Ontario’s new “strong mayor” powers which allow municipal leaders to expedite housing developments and other provincial priorities and allow them to pass housing-related bylaws with the support of just one-third of councillors.
The association has estimated the city needs to build 930 housing units each year to meet the target set by the province.] Leal said he would not provide names of the individuals on the task force, noting it “isn’t set in stone just yet.”“PKHB is really excited for this new task force that Mayor Leal has initiated,” she said. “And we look forward to working more collaboratively with all the departments at city hall to build more homes in the city.”
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