Perth County has dissolved its Affordable, Attainable Housing Committee.
The committee which was first formed in 2020 served to provide recommendations for county council for initiatives and support for the expansion of affordable, attainable housing and rentals in the county.
Council approved the committee workplan in 2022 while also providing financial support but as councilor James Aitcheson says it would just be better to work with groups like United Way and put the money from the committee to support other groups.
“There isn’t a need for it when you have social services and United Way who’s really started to make strides – they just hired a person for that function. If we were to assist them in anyway we could I think that would be more beneficial” said Aitcheson
The motion made by Hugh McDermid was to dissolve the committee but continue to work with United Way and Social Services.