Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

138 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 police station. The new space will provide a larger range of services, while continuing to keep the community safe. Completed by Buttcon East Ltd., the new location is now in full operation, although the grand opening has been delayed due to COVID-19. Elected on a platform of dealing with Belleville’s housing shortage, Mayor Panciuk is working diligently with city council to address the issue. He shares, “We now have a community improvement plan, for us to provide financial incentives to builders and developers to construct rental housing. That will not just help our current residents, but it also helps our businesses expand as they attract new employees who may not want to come and purchase a home; they may want to just rent one until they get a feel for things. We had set a target of 1000 new units this term. We’re almost at 600 and we’re just halfway through, so we are going to raise that target. I expect that we’ll probably end up somewhere around