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10.17.26
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St. Thomas secures close to $20 million to boost affordable housing and infrastructure in exchange for reducing development charges

A funding announcement Thursday (Oct. 15) in St. Thomas is an important step toward making housing projects more viable and building more homes.
The city is receiving up to $19.6 million in exchange for reducing development charges for three years.
The provincial and federal funding is through the Development Charge Reduction Program.
MP Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, stressed the announcement “Is creating the conditions to ensure communities like St. Thomas can continue to grow and thrive.”
He continued, “There’s no doubt we’re in an affordability crisis in many ways, but especially when you talk about housing. That is the crisis of the day. And we’re trying to change that.
“And what you need to do to change that is work with all levels of government, federally, provincially, and municipally, and I think that is exactly what is happening here today.

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12.06.25
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Some tinkering with the proposed 2026 property tax levy, but the result is still a hike in the range of six per cent for St. Thomas ratepayers

Round 2 of 2026 city budget deliberations is on tap for Monday’s (Dec.8) council meeting.
Several amendments are being presented by the city’s Director of Finance, Adam Boylan; however, they will not lower the projected six per cent hike to the municipal property tax levy next year.
A major consideration is the rescoping of the Emslie Field grandstand project.
Boylan notes city staff are exploring a ‘fresh start’ approach that would entail demolition of the grandstand, to be replaced by “modern, accessible amenities at a significantly reduced cost.”
These would include new, concrete bleacher pads, accessible bleachers, a barrier-free ramp, equipment storage, replacement player benches and protective netting.
The approximate price tag is $600,000, well below the original estimate of $1.2 million to fully rehabilitate the grandstand.

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