{"id":23929,"date":"2022-05-04T15:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T18:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/?p=23929"},"modified":"2022-05-04T16:47:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T19:47:56","slug":"the-housing-crisis-in-sackville-is-growing-and-needs-action-says-group-to-town-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/the-housing-crisis-in-sackville-is-growing-and-needs-action-says-group-to-town-council\/","title":{"rendered":"The housing crisis in Sackville is growing and needs action, says group to town council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Reggie-Beal-Alice-Cotton-May-2-2022.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Reggie-Beal-Alice-Cotton-May-2-2022-1024x764.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Reggie-Beal-Alice-Cotton-May-2-2022-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Reggie-Beal-Alice-Cotton-May-2-2022-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Reggie-Beal-Alice-Cotton-May-2-2022-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Reggie-Beal-Alice-Cotton-May-2-2022-1536x1146.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Reggie-Beal-Alice-Cotton-May-2-2022-2048x1528.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Reggie-Beal-Alice-Cotton-May-2-2022-1320x985.png 1320w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Reggie Beal and Alice Cotton presented on Monday night as representatives of the Tantramar Affordable Housing Initiative. Image courtesy of YouTube.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If there were any Sackville town councillors not aware of the developing crisis in housing in the region, that was put to an end on Monday night, after a presentation to council by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/715659142788186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tantramar Affordable Housing Initiative.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sackville residents Reggie Beal, Ashley Legere and Alice Cotton gave an an eye-opening presentation on the situation being faced by some Sackville families, including testimony from Legere and Beal, who are both facing loss of their current homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very scary,\u201d Beal told council. The home he\u2019s been renting is being sold, and Beal needs to leave. But he says that after 6 months of looking, he can\u2019t find an affordable place to go, even with a full time employment income. Beal works at Rose\u2019s Independent alongside Mayor Shawn Mesheau, who said he\u2019s familiar with Beal\u2019s predicament. \u201cIt is an emotional situation,\u201d said the Mayor Monday. \u201cAnd it affects more people than we realize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashley Legere is a Sackville resident and Wellness Navigator with Ensemble Moncton. She found out this past weekend that she has three months to find a new home after the house she is renting was sold. The irony of her situation wasn\u2019t lost on Legere. \u201cMy job is to literally find housing for individuals who are experiencing homelessness,\u201d she told council. \u201cAnd I&#8217;m going to be probably the first Wellness Navigator who is also going to end up homeless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ashley-Legere-May-2-2022.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ashley-Legere-May-2-2022-1024x795.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ashley-Legere-May-2-2022-1024x795.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ashley-Legere-May-2-2022-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ashley-Legere-May-2-2022-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ashley-Legere-May-2-2022-1536x1193.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ashley-Legere-May-2-2022-2048x1590.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ashley-Legere-May-2-2022-1320x1025.png 1320w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ashley Legere addressing council  on Monday night as part of the Tantramar Affordable Housing Initiative. Image courtesy of YouTube.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Legere told council that when she looked into options in Sackville comparable to her current rental situation, she found a place at more than double the cost. She suggested that new housing in the area should include a certain proportion of units subsidized by NB Housing, to ensure that there are homes available to people for roughly a third of their income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legere said she chose to live in Sackville because the community is safe. \u201cThere&#8217;s a larger sense of community and belonging here. I felt like I could raise my daughter in a place where I could make a difference,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legere is the driving force behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/harm-reduction-vending-machine-creates-a-safer-healthier-sackville-say-local-advocates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a harm reduction vending machine<\/a> inside the doors of the United Church at Main and Bridge. She told council that her experience bringing that service to Sackville led her to believe council would be able to help solve the housing crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou&#8217;ve ended period poverty\u2026 we\u2019ve helped provide Naloxone for free. We&#8217;ve provided donations of snacks for people who are hungry. So I know that you&#8217;re able to do those things. I know that when presented with adversity, Sackville doesn&#8217;t generally just lay down and take it,\u201d said Legere. \u201cThere are a lot of big brains in this town. So I hope that we can all get together and figure out some solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alice Cotton spoke about the work of the Tantramar Affordable Housing Initiative, a recently formed group of citizens looking for short term and long term solutions to the crisis. Cotton also drew a stark picture of what the Initiative has learned about the housing and affordability situation in Sackville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSackville\u2019s population has increased by close to 700 people in the last five years, but housing availability has not kept pace,\u201d said Cotton. She pointed to increasing student enrolment for September, a 50% increase in households using the Sackville Food Bank, and increased rents while incomes remain flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Initiative surveyed area residents online about their housing situation and needs, hearing from 97 different respondents in the Tantramar region. The group has published some of the results online, and says the resounding choice of solution to the crisis was to have an independent not-for-profit affordable housing option offered in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cotton told council the housing initiative is poised to help, with \u201ca group of dedicated people who have experience in developing community initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome individuals have indicated that they are willing to donate and invest in this initiative, and some others have even said they would donate land,\u201d said Cotton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group is working towards creating a not-for-profit to provide \u201cegalitarian housing options tied to the renter\u2019s income, not to the market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are requesting that the town of Sackville, through staff and councillors, work with the Tantramar Affordable Housing Initiative to move these ideas to exploration, costing and implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cotton also had a list of questions for council to consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>-Would it be possible to acquire a temporary permission for the use of land for mini-homes, recreation vehicles or other temporary structures, while developing longer-term solutions?<br>-How do we go about developing a plan for affordable, sustainable housing in Sackville and the surrounding rural areas in the Southeast Regional Service Commission?<br>-How can the Town can provide support in our discussions with developers and landowners in building more affordable housing?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillors and the mayor were sympathetic to the plights presented, but there were no concrete offers of help or solutions, at least in the short term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Shawn Mesheau said that housing has been a topic of conversation at the Southeast Regional Service Commission, and recommended the initiative members speak to Plan 360 to find out what immediate options might be available in terms of suitably-zoned land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think what&#8217;s happened is with this pandemic we&#8217;ve realized some of the shortcomings within our system,\u201d said Mesheau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Sabine Dietz encouraged the group to keep bringing the issue to council\u2019s attention, and mentioned the possibility of inclusionary zoning, which has been promised as a future planning tool to New Brunswick municipalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inclusionary zoning gives municipalities the power to require certain percentages of new development meet certain goals, like affordability. is a tool that municipalities in New Brunswick have been promised, but still don\u2019t have. Both Dietz and Deputy Mayor Andrew Black mentioned the possibility, but CAO Jamie Burke clarified that the tool has yet to be incorporated in the provincial legislation that governs municipalities, and the suggestion has been that it will be tested out in cities first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black said he\u2019s been hearing about the housing crisis at conferences and webinars for some time, and pointed out the breadth of the problem. \u201cThe housing crisis is everywhere. It&#8217;s across Canada,\u201d said Black. \u201cAnd so pulling somebody from the community that they want to be and live in, and putting them somewhere else\u2026 It&#8217;s not a solution at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black mentioned federal funding initiatives recently announced in the federal budget that could help alleviate the supply crunch. \u201cGroups such as yours should be ready for when some of that money starts coming through federal, provincial and municipal level,\u201d said Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillors Phinney and Evans also offered their support to the group\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tantramar Affordable Housing Initiative is available by email at tantramaraffordablehousing@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there were any Sackville town councillors not aware of the developing crisis in housing in the region, that was put to an end on Monday night, after a presentation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":23931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[472,492,482,558],"tags":[888,887,199,889,346,495],"class_list":["post-23929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-daily-news","category-front-page","category-weekly","tag-alice-cotton","tag-ashley-legere","tag-housing","tag-reggie-beal","tag-sackville-new-brunswick","tag-sackville-town-council"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The housing crisis in Sackville is growing and needs action, says group to town council &#187; 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