Business View Civil and Municipal l January 2023

192 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 To entice developers, the municipality offered a tax rebate for a period of 10 years. They also capped building permit fees and water and wastewater development fees. “We’ve worked hard to inspire the development and it turned out well. Now these apartments are being built, and we’re creating some capacity inside of the marketplace, which is hopefully going to create a little bit of downward pressure on pricing. When you have no inventory, you can ask whatever you want. We needed to get ahead of that.” Along with these multi-family developments, Chatham- Kent also has approximately 23 subdivision plans approved and ready to go, bringing more housing options throughout the municipality. In terms of tourism, Chatham-Kent has the largest freshwater fishing port in the world and is known for its duck hunting resorts, which are some of the most exclusive in North America. With many beautiful beaches, people from across Ontario flock to the area in the summer months. “Given the temperatures we have, our summers are longer, spring comes sooner, and fall comes later. We have an expanded season down here,” maintains Mayor Canniff. Along with the city of Chatham, there are nine other downtowns in the municipality that offer a wide range of unique shopping experiences. “We have a lot of day trips, and weekend trips coming Looking to increase security & reliability of your data storage operations? • Colocation services designed for security and reliability • Customizable solutions to meet any need • Built-in redundant and reliable power datacentre@entegrus.com Are you protected? Contact us today! 1-866-666-7566 x 4306 entegrus.com/datacentre