March 2, 2023 – CBC PEI: Summerside has created a new task force that will attempt to come up with solutions to the lack of housing in the city.
Mayor Dan Kutcher announced Thursday the task force will be made up of people in the construction and development industries, urban planners, housing advocates as well as himself, members of council and city staff.
Establishing the task force was one of Kutcher’s campaign promises before he was elected to the office. He says to solve the problem of shortages, the city needs all the expertise it can get.
“To get good things done, you need to have good people and empower them to create change. And that’s what we’ve done with this group — we have a diverse, wide collection of individuals,” he said.
“There is no one expert on housing. You really need experts across the continuum. You need expertise along with these steps and I think that’s what this task force really embodies.”
The city needs at least 1,250 new units to meet the growing demand for housing over the next decade, Kutcher said.
Read the full CBC PEI article by Arturo Chang here