Concrete work to start on Nanaimo’s affordable housing, homelessness action plans
NANAIMO — After several years of preparation, City of Nanaimo staff are ready to tackle both short and long-term projects to hopefully bring more diverse housing to the harbour city and provide more supports for homeless residents.
City councillors endorsed both the long-in-the-works affordable housing strategy and action plan to end homelessness during Monday’s council meeting.
The affordable housing plan has more than 100 recommendations about how to alleviate the housing crunch in the city and offer more homes for everyone. It includes options such as amending zoning to allow for micro-suites, provide bonuses for housing projects which are 100 per cent residential and work more with Habitat for Humanity to develop more affordable homes.
Social planner Karin Kronstal told NanaimoNewsNOW with the road map of policies and regulations now in place, City departments will be able to work through the numerous targets they’ve set.