Belleville Council will consider providing some financial relief to Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward Hastings at its meeting on Monday.
A partial building permit fee waiver of $200,000 from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund is on the table to support the development of 66 residential units on 93 Dundas Street East.
A daycare centre will also be part of the project.
The conditional building permit fee for this project is estimated to be $225,000.
Recommendations on changes to parking in downtown Belleville will be discussed at city council later today.
A staff report that’s expected to come to council identifies a phased approach to modernizing Belleville’s parking system
Recommendations include increasing set fines for infractions, bumping up the fee for daytime parking permits, increasing the hourly parking rate to $1.50 per hour from the current $1 an hour and implementing an overnight parking permit program.
Council meets at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at City Hall.
(BROCK ORMOND)
