Progress made on housing, inflation still persists in Wellington County: warden
Global News
Andy Lennox reflected on 2023 and looked at what's ahead in 2024 for Wellington County.
Housing and growth were a couple of things on the mind of Andy Lennox.
The Warden of Wellington County and Mayor of Wellington North Township reflected on 2023 with CJOY and Global News.
Lennox said housing and growth were the two biggest issues on everyone’s mind.
“We are seeing some of our communities experiencing unprecedented growth,” said Lennox. “That’s putting strains on our infrastructure.”
Lennox said the County is working with the City of Guelph to bring more supportive housing to the area as it aims to deal with the problem of homelessness and mental health.
“The Bellevue (Project) youth supportive housing centre was re-opened with some upgrades, Grace Gardens supportive housing project came to completion, as well did the Silver Maple seniors affordable housing project,” said Lennox.
“Under construction… is the 65 Delhi transitional housing project.”
Another issue that was affecting communities across Ontario was the ambulance off-load delays at hospitals. The number of patients in ambulances waiting to be transferred to a hospital room decreased 2023.
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