查塔姆-肯特购买了前圣乌苏拉学校的1.7亿加元,用于拆除和建造负担得起的住房。
Chatham-Kent buys former St. Ursula school for $1.7M to demolish and build affordable housing.
查塔姆-肯特理事会批准用170万美元购买空置的、不断恶化的前圣乌苏拉学校,使用住房资金,并计划拆除该学校,以消除安全风险和维护费用。
Chatham-Kent council approved buying the vacant, deteriorating former St. Ursula school for $1.7 million using housing funds, planning to demolish it to eliminate safety risks and maintenance costs.
将重新开发1.8公顷的场地,以建造可负担得起的、可实现的住房,可能包括市场租赁单元,明年将征求意向书。
The 1.8-hectare site will be redeveloped for affordable and attainable housing, possibly including market rental units, with expressions of interest sought next year.
这一行动是在为满足住房需求而类似地购买其他前学校之后采取的,尽管一名议员对正在进行的项目中供资的优先事项表示关切。
The move follows similar purchases of other former schools to address housing needs, though one councillor raised concerns about funding priorities amid ongoing projects.