Huron County is headed in the direction of affordable housing.
Council has approved a development project for a 39-unit apartment that will be on Gibbons Street in Goderich.
The apartment will offer one-bedroom units including 29 rent-geared-to-income units and 10 supported units.
The estimated cost of the building is $20.4 Million and will take 24 to 30 months to complete.
The initial building design concept was completed by local Architect, Jason Morgan, of Allan Avis Architects and features a four storey brick building which steps down to three stories along Gibbons Street.
Huron staff will apply to the Ministry of Health to provide ‘wrap around’ supports to members of the community transitioning from homelessness. Goderich Town Council, the current owner of the lands, has agreed in principle to transfer a 1.1. acre portion of the lands to the County to support this build. Both Town and County Councils have approved the required planning approvals to permit the development.
The current waitlist for rent-geared to income units in Huron County is 575. Learn more about other actions currently underway to address and prevent homelessness in Huron County in the Report to the Community on Homelessness and by visiting HuronCounty.ca/housing
