Edmonton city councilors will return to chambers to this week after their annual summer break. Among the items that will be addressed will be a proposed loan to build affordable housing, a proposal that will look at the sale of two historic properties in the city and the possibility of a limit being put on businesses related to their size, within certain zones.
There will be multiple committee meetings including an agenda review committee meeting, an urban planning committee meeting, and a special city manager recruitment meeting scheduled for Aug. 13.
There is an executive committee meeting scheduled for Aug. 14.
On Aug. 15, a non-regular city council meeting and an emergency advisory committee meeting are also scheduled.
Executive committee will discuss a loan proposal, which will see Civida, Edmonton’s largest affordable housing provider receive up to $8 million. Council approved the sale of a surplus school in Keheewin, in Edmonton’s southwest back in 2020 for less that market value, in exchange for providing affordable housing at the site for 40 years. Civida is now seeking an additional $8 million to build affordable housing units at the site. This project has been the centre of a heated debate which led to over 300 residents in the neighborhood gathering at the site.
Also on this weeks agenda will be city administrations proposal on selling two historic homes in Wîhkwêntôwin to Little Village Wellness Centre for less than market value. Little Village purchased the adjacent John L. Lang property (a city-owned historic resource) and now operates a child psychology facility there. The organization wants to buy the historic Dame Eliza Chenier residence (valued at $600,000) and Lester Allyn House (valued at $500,000), both on 112 Street, and create an early child developmental centre. Both properties have been for sale since 2021.
Other items on this weeks agenda include construction concerns in developing neighborhoods where neighboring houses are damaged by builders.
City Council meetings can be streamed live on YouTube on the Citys Chamber Channel.
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