HOUSING, PARKING, AWARD WINNERS, AND HALIFAX WEST REUNION
MORE HOUSING FASTER
Regional Council held First Reading for the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) changes on April 23. Under the federal HAF agreement, Council is considering zoning changes to help build more housing faster across HRM. So, what does this mean for District 10? If the HAF changes are approved and adopted, taller and denser buildings will be permitted in some locations near major transit routes and universities. In District 10 the five proposed HAF Opportunity Sites for higher density housing are: 70 Lacewood Drive, 167 Willett Street, 127 Harlington Crescent, 1 Lodge/544 Bedford Highway, and 44-48 Main Avenue.
Along with higher density housing in selected locations, there is also a proposed zoning change that would allow suburban properties with a single house to be converted to 4 units through renovation or rebuilding (up from 3 units currently permitted). If the homeowner opts to tear down and rebuild, the new units will be required to fit into the same footprint, height, and street setback requirements of the previous home. A public hearing will be held at City Hall during the week of May 19 where you can share your feedback. If you have questions or feedback about HAF, please email me at Kathryn. morse@halifax.ca. More details are available at halifax.ca/HAF.
BETTER PARKING ENFORCEMENT
HRM is testing a new way of doing parking enforcement. Two HRM vehicles will be equipped with high tech cameras designed to read and record license plates. The Mobile License Plate Recognition system will be able to quickly analyze vehicles for parking violations and will replace more time-consuming manual checks. The benefits include improved traffic safety, more efficient parking enforcement and lower cost operations. The program will be launched in June.
DISTRICT 10 AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the 2024 HRM Volunteer Award winners! There were six District 10 winners honoured at the ceremony on April 17. They are: Maneesh Bhatthi Guruge, volunteer with Autism NS, Feed NS, IWK Health and other groups; Keri Jenkins, longtime fundraiser and volunteer at Duc d’Anville Elementary School; Marly Nauss, Volunteer Medical Responder; Yvonne Noel, community manager for Square Roots Fairview/Clayton Park; George Petru, volunteer with the Fairview Resource Centre; Yiqing Zhang, Chinese Society volunteer and student leader.
HALIFAX WEST HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
Save the date for the Halifax West Class of 1974 reunion! A celebration is being planned for July 11-13. For details email hwhs2024@gmail.com or check out the Facebook page at hwhs2024.ca.
