City of Burlington Launches Housing Strategy Survey
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington.
Burlington, Ont. — Aug. 11, 2021 — Housing is a top priority in the City of Burlington. The City is doing a Housing Strategy to provide current and future residents with more housing options across our city. The Housing Strategy is an opportunity to develop creative and innovative solutions for housing issues in Burlington that will build on and support the Region’s Housing Strategy.The City is looking for resident feedback to help understand your experience finding a suitable, affordable, safe and accessible housing in Burlington through an online survey at getinvolvedburlington.ca/housingstrategy.The survey is open now until Sept. 3, 2021.
"Housing is an important part of life in Burlington. We want to hear from residents about what they’re looking for and their thoughts so we can develop a housing strategy that will provide creative and innovative solutions." -- Mark Simeoni, Director of Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility, City of Burlington
The purpose of this survey is to collect information about your experiences with housing in Burlington. The survey provides an opportunity to share your experiences, challenges and ideas to enhance understanding of housing in Burlington.The information collected by this survey will be used to support statistical information, like the Statistics Canada’s Census, to help the City to identify housing issues, gaps and the housing needs of Burlington residents to support the development of a Housing Strategy.This is the second survey in the Housing Strategy project. In March 2021, as part of the Housing Strategy Launch, the first Housing Strategy survey was released. This initial survey collected information about housing concerns in Burlington and sought feedback on how stakeholders would like to be engaged throughout the Housing Strategy Project.The feedback from the first Housing Strategy survey helped us understand people’s interest in housing issues in Burlington. This feedback is summarized in the Housing Survey Launch Feedback Report presented to Council in April 2021. This information was used to inform the Housing Strategy project’s Engagement Plan.For more information, or to complete the survey, visit getinvolvedburlington.ca/housingstrategy.MAYOR MEED WARD TAKE:Affordable housing is one of the biggest crises of our time. That’s partly because affordability is no longer linked to income, and supply is taken up by investments. Everyone deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. We will do our part in Burlington using the tools we have. We will also need all hands on- deck, from other levels of government, the private sector, and the non-profit sector. No one entity, public or private, can solve the housing crisis alone. Our local Housing Strategy carves out the City’s role to ensure we do our part to the fullest. Our strategy will also identify partners and stakeholders critical to success, ensuring we don’t leave a single stone unturned in helping our current and future residents make one of the most important decisions of their lives and that’s finding a place to live.Links and Resources:
--*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor's Media and Digital Communications Specialist