A new municipal committee aimed at land-use policies will target SookeB次元官网网址檚 affordable housing dilemma, says Mayor Maja Tait.

B次元官网网址淭he [Land-Use and Development committee] is looking at housing needs, whatB次元官网网址檚 coming on the market, and what are the gaps that are left to start focusing on,B次元官网网址� Tait said.

A commissioned by the District of Sooke last December stated Sooke has a limited supply of affordable and non-market housing compared to what may be appropriate for its population.

Sooke has three organizations offering below-market rental housing, including Sooke Place, MB次元官网网址檃kola Housing Society, and Knox Vision Society. Those organizations provide nearly 100 units.

But more projects B次元官网网址� and homes B次元官网网址� are on the horizon.

The Capital Region Housing Corp., a non-profit corporation owned by the Capital Regional District, plans to build two separate complexes in Sooke. One complex at 2075 Drennan St. will contain 170 units and the second project on 2170 Charters Rd. another 75 homes.

Last July, the MB次元官网网址檃kola Housing Society announced it was converting three commercial units into eight new homes.

Tait said while the projects at Drennan Street and Charters Road are slow in coming, the zoning is in place.

B次元官网网址淓verything seems to take longer than I expect,B次元官网网址� Tait said, adding part of it is the pandemic slowly down the ability for people to get out into the field.

The Charters Road development, for example, requires new access on Highway 14, and there are several outside agencies included in the process from the provincial Highways Ministry to B.C. Housing.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 waiting for those partners to be able to get their elements together to move forward with the plans,B次元官网网址� Tait said.

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