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Taking the next step on the Ross School affordable housing project

 - During Monday’s executive committee meeting, councillors and the mayor discussed the potential of turning the Ross School building into affordable housing units. Carter Haydu photograph

During Monday’s executive committee meeting, councillors and the mayor discussed the potential of turning the Ross School building into affordable housing units. Carter Haydu photograph

Carter Haydu
Published on December 8th, 2009
Published on December 8th, 2009
Carter Haydu
Times-Herald
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Ross School , Prairie South School Division

 

First thing is first — talk to the school division.

During Monday’s executive committee meeting, councillors and the mayor received an engineering department report regarding the process required to submit the Ross School building for government funding consideration as an affordable housing project.

Municipal planner Michelle Sanson told the executive committee the city doesn’t actually own the school. Therefore, in order for it to make any funding application, the first step is to discuss the matter with Prairie South School Division to see if the building is even available for affordable housing.

“These may be much more appropriate bodies than the city.” - Glenn Hagel

Therefore, administration recommended the executive committee contact the public school division to discuss the availability of Ross School.

Mayor Glenn Hagel supported the motion, as did everyone else at the meeting (Coun. Brian Swanson was absent). However, he said the administration report seems to suggest the city would assume ownership of the Ross School through this process.

The mayor said a private developer or non-profit organization could also develop the building for affordable-housing purposes.

“These may be much more appropriate bodies than the city.”

 

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    Jessica E
    - December 8th, 2009

    Interesting concept - there would be a lot of space in a school for housing. I really like the creativity of the angle of the photo - great shot!

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    Eric Brown
    - December 9th, 2009

    I attended Ross School as a young boy from 1948 to 1951 and have some pleasant memories of my experience (Hazel Willard was my teacher). It pleases me that this old building will be used to bring comfort to needy families.

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    Barb MacLeod
    - December 10th, 2009

    I would be very interested in seeing Ross School re-developed as a housing project; I think it's a great idea and could actually work!

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    Alford
    - December 16th, 2009

    Excellent idea. Let's turn that into reality.

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