(Issued April 28, 2022) – The Town of Cobourg Planning and Development Division in partnership with the Communications Department is pleased to announce the launch of the ‘Potential Affordable Housing Sites' project on Engage Cobourg, an online public engagement platform designed to gather feedback and comments from residents.
The new public engagement project is seeking input as the Town looks to identify municipally owned property for possible disposal and/or use as affordable housing. The public engagement objective for the Potential Affordable Housing Sites project is to inform residents and the development community of the land use inventory results and sites identified. We look forward to hearing feedback from Cobourg residents on these sites including ideas, questions or concerns from neighbouring community members and explore development opportunities with the development industry and housing providers.
Background
In November 2020, Cobourg Municipal Council approved the Affordable and Rental Housing and Community Improvement Plan. At this time, in recognition of the current need for affordable housing in Northumberland County, Council further directed staff to create an inventory of potential municipal-owned surplus lands, buildings and/or facilities to consider as potential support for the donation or sale of surplus lands.
This work continued in 2021 and included the efforts of an internal ad-hoc working group. Following extensive review, in November 2021 a staff report was submitted to Council identifying eight shortlisted properties that form the basis of this public engagement opportunity.
Sites identified as potential affordable housing include:
How to Participate on Engage Cobourg
Share your thoughts on the potential affordable housing sites by:
Visit engagecobourg.ca to view the complete public engagement project and to learn more.
Register on Engage Cobourg Today!
Residents of the Town of Cobourg are encouraged to create a profile online and participate in current public engagement projects. To register on Engage Cobourg visit www.engagecobourg.ca and click the Register Today! button. For questions or help registering please email communications@cobourg.ca.