The City of Pickering is undertaking a comprehensive Housing Strategy Study that will provide a framework to ensure the City enables a supply of suitable, adequate and affordable housing for the present and future residents of Pickering. The Housing Strategy Study will focus on the need for delivering a diverse range of housing options, including affordable and accessible units to accommodate residents of all ages, abilities and income levels.
The City of Pickering will be hosting an electronic meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 PM on Thursday, February 25th, targeted to the building/development and government/not-for-profit sector involved in housing/affordable housing. The meeting will provide interested organizations the opportunity to learn more about the Housing Strategy Study, ask questions and provide feedback. The Study is recently launched and in its first phase.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, please respond to Margaret Kish at mkish@pickering.ca by noon on Wednesday, February 24th. Please ensure that you provide the email address you wish to be contacted at so that you can be connected via audio and video to the meeting. You will be provided with an electronic link prior to the meeting in a separate email.
There will be a short presentation of the overview of the Study by the project team at 2:30 pm followed by an opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts on affordable housing. Attached are some Stakeholder Discussion Questions to get the discussion started. You are encouraged to review these questions and the information about the Study on the City’s website at pickering.ca/Housing Strategy prior to the electronic meeting.
Your comments will help inform the development of a Draft Housing Strategy and Action Plan that will be presented to the public, stakeholders and the Planning & Development Committee for comments at a future date.
Your comments and/or questions regarding the Housing Strategy Study can be forwarded to:
Margaret Kish, MCIP, RPP
Principal Planner, Policy
City Development Department
Tel: 905.420.4660, ext. 2196
Email: mkish@pickering.ca
For more information please visit our website at pickering.ca/Housing Strategy
More information is also available in this information package.
