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Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
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01-07-2024, 07:54 PM
(01-07-2024, 03:49 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I don't think people looking for housing care how many units the city approves, they care how many are built.

Understood. But we can't force private developers to build. To ensure the construction is actually done, we would have to do public/community/council housing. Kitchener Housing x10, effectively.

Otherwise, all the city can do is allow construction to happen.
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