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-/Ha1ton needs range of By MELANIE HENNESSEY The Champion A vision for the future of housing in Halton s in the works. 1-aton politicians. staff and residonts camne together tast Tuesday to brainstorm on whiat housiîîg shutulsi be like in Hatton by 20t5 as part of the Regions develop- ment of a comprehensive housing strategy. Having a maximum wait terne of three years on Hattans sociat housing waîting tist. creatiîg tîmore flexibte lansi zoning andi having unîversat accessihiity buîlt ift(tatt niew housing svere some of the ideas that came Up. Registual and HaltuoHlls cuuecittuor Jatte Foat ntted the itees tt asdress homelessness. oshucl s e u cm) îany as ait ins isible pioblerm it Haltîsî. -SUuely osor vision wuculhe tîtat sse tave n ltoiteless people in 2015,- sloe saisI. <(We neesi toi ioake suie soc dîstit have petopte sleeping jetcars.- Maria Brzeska of the Haltse Multiculturat Councel saisi her visionu inctudes icmeigrants being abte to afford go settle andi stay it Hatton. "My priority would be and my dream would be that everybosiy con estabtish thenoselves as res- idents of this community.- Regional andi Burlington Councillor John Taylor shared a similar thought. not- ing Halton resisients shoulsi be able te, afford to stay in the community in which they were born ansi raisesi. He also saisi that, 'We neesi co get back mgto the business of builsiing social bous- ing." asking the Region has to, get the fesi- oral ansi provincial govemments at the table as partners for the project. Regional ansi Oakville Councillor Janice Wright suggestesi a legistative change s neesiesigo attow for basemene apartments. Other suggestions masie at the visioning workshop inctusie: * Haveng housing thats available. acces- seble. afforsiable ansi assortesi. " Holsiing a a lhucehuoung tottery. " lncreasing the rent supplement pro- gram. - Creating more homeless ohelter opaces in every Hatton enunicipality. - Having sustainabte funsing o maitnain the Region's oxisting housing. 0 Esiucating the public on the neesi for housing intensification. Personal housimg stories told To put more ot a human face on the cur- rent housing situation in Hatton, Housing Director Rob Cressman reasi sonne seonies at the meeting of resisienîs' personal pleghts ovhile seeking accommodlations in the regiolo. He spoke of a young sangle mother who workcsi fuiltlime but svas barety able go mnake entds odet SIte rentesi a room ieu a house iet Burliiogion ansi liveul there witît her siaughter. Aller a 1 2-moîtîh waitt for gooernntgassistesi losiîog she mari agedsiunrs' a tsvo-besiruouoinîunitsdis 11-vo receux uuog a rtt subsuiy. -Youth and osyrung singles expereence sugnifecant harriers et fieudieug suitabte aflcrrsabte hosuing in Haltuari" Mr. Cresonoan notesi. White Mr. Creosman changesi every- ones names in the tories go protect theur isientitees. Milton resisient Gerry Rosenboomn - who's still expereencieeg housing harsiship- was wlling to go on the recorsi with The Chamnpion. Mr. Rosenboom saisi he's a single father of a nine-year olsi boy ansi seven-year-olsi girl. He pays $875 each month to rent a run-siown îwo-besiroom apantment. but only roceeves $892 a month lrom Ontario Works ansi a $40 foosi voucher. "It's harsi, its really harsi," he saisi emo- tionally. "'This is not the way life shoulsi be." He saisi hes beoit on the social housing waiting list for Oive years ansi is etigible for a tlotree-bedroom ownhouse. "But really. I1sion't knosv how much longer t can wait,- ho saisi.-t pray to Gsosi eveiy single siay that l'Il get thag plione cai (for social housngi'- Mr Rosenbooitosaisi hesisiefinitety luke to see more afforclable housiîgig n the Region that's easily accessible. Melutuî'i-ia'eesous at hi, rat 1usdalt The Canadian Champion, Tuesday May 24, 2005 5 905-878-3393 HWY 25 S. 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