Belleville
City of Belleville is a municipality in Ontario.
2021 Belleville Community Improvement Plan
2021 Belleville Official Plan
2019-2023 Belleville Employees Collective Agreement
Belleville Council starts only 1 of 3 affordable housing programs
2021 Belleville Operating Budget
2021-2022 Belleville Development Charges Bylaw
Belleville approves 2021 Community Improvement Plan
Belleville
City of Belleville is a municipality in Ontario.
Belleville to accept proposals to lease Queen Mary School site
Council approved releasing a proposal package for the former Queen Mary School site which considered the redevelopment of the lands as an affordable housing project, excluding approximately 0.3 to 0.4 hectares (0.75 to 1 acre) of the land to be designated as parkland.
The original development development plan would keep 0.75-1 acre of park space as shown below, including the existing playground (the playground structure is scheduled for replacement in the the 2026-27 Capital Budget) and community gardens:
Staff recognizes the importance of retaining parkland for the West Hill community and have included this as an objective for proposals to meet.
To ensure affordable housing will be affordable for the long-term, Staff recommend that the lands to be developed for affordable housing be leased rather than sold. By maintaining ownership, it provides the ability for the City to stipulate conditions such as construction timeline, selection criteria for tenants, and setting affordable rates.
Downtown Belleville vacancy rate is around 20%
In responding to questions from committee members, [Maury Flunder] stated that the vacancy rate downtown is approximately 20%.