Funds will be used to retain an architect and other experts
The City of Kingston, through recommendations approved by Council on June 20, has given LCCH the seed money it needs further its project along.
“These funds will give us a much needed start,” says Councillor Jeff McLaren, the City’s appointee to LCCH’s Board of Directors. “We can now retain an architect, which will give us a better idea of the exact number of units we can build, and how many people we can eventually house.”
Ashley Perna, a fellow Board member and one of the driving forces behind this project agrees. “Once we have more specifics about the site, including overall size and an approximation of how many folks could potentially live there, we can also start applying for larger grants. Those funds can then be used to actually break ground and start building. It isn’t a rapid fast process, but with the City’s help, we can move forward much quicker.”
LCCH was created as a reaction against the commodification of housing. Their goal is to provide folks in Kingston with both a sense of home and a sense of community.Learn more by visiting www.lcch.ca.