• Essex applies for new housing development fund as Amherstburg opts out

    Essex applies for new housing development fund as Amherstburg opts out
    As a deadline to apply for millions of dollars in federal-provincial infrastructure funding approaches, Essex is moving ahead with an application while Amherstburg has decided to opt out.The $8.8-billion Canada-Ontario Development Charge Reduction Program would fund up to 90 per cent of eligible housing-related infrastructure projects if municipalities cut development charges by up to 50 per cent for three years.Municipalities are also required to contribute 10 per cent of project costs.The pro

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