HOUSING As with nearly every community in the country, Lethbridge is facing many demands regarding housing options. These include affordable housing and permanent supportive housing. Lethbridge Housing Authority, an organization that manages more than 800 homes and apartment complexes for affordable housing, recently received more than $10 million in provincial funding to construct permanent supportive housing. Lethbridge City Council is also committed to contingency funding of up to $1.05 million for the project. This development will provide 30 units designed to offer ongoing support for individuals in need. “Having this type of housing is very important,” Mayor Hyggen says,“So that’s 30 homes in this permanent supportive living facility that will have those additional support services. We’re pretty excited about that.”Another project is the redevelopment of a former seniors’ facility into 50 housing units located near the hospital. Supported by both provincial and municipal funds, this development will also include amenities to support the hospital community. As for other efforts, the City of Lethbridge is working to ensure property for housing developments is shovel-ready so that when opportunities arise, there is no delay. Seeking out any available funding is a priority for the City. “We’re always keeping our ear to the ground,” the Mayor says. “And our staff has been amazing in making sure that they’re watching for whatever grant opportunities become available.” INFRASTRUCTURE AND LETHBRIDGE AIRPORT Sanchez highlights the successful launch of Lethbridge’s curbside organics program, the biggest in southern Alberta. “This program is not only for residential but also for what we call the ICI sector, which is the institutions, the businesses and the industry, plus our regional customers. The program has been operating for over a year. So far, more than 12 million kilograms of organic material has been diverted from the landfill.” Leading with Science® to create a more sustainable future tetratech.com We are changing lives through science, technology, and innovation. 7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 07 LETHBRIDGE, AB VOLUME 4, ISSUE 01
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