撸奶社区council members returned briefly from their annual August break to approve a supportive letter for a S岣祑x瘫wú7mesh Úxwumixw (撸奶社区Nation) application.
On Tuesday, Aug. 15, council held a short special business meeting where they approved a letter of endorsement for 撸奶社区Nation’s application to the Housing Accelerator Fund from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
The approval was unanimous from the present council members. Coun. Lauren Greenlaw was absent from the meeting.
“The 撸奶社区Nation is in an exceptional position to accelerate the current housing supply. The 撸奶社区Nation’s territory is one of the most unaffordable housing regions in the world. Sk瘫wx瘫wu虂7mesh homelands include dense urban locations that are easily accessed by transit and could support creating density in a streamlined manner to help meet our municipal housing targets faster,” reads the letter penned by Mayor Armand Hurford.
“撸奶社区Nation’s application has identified five initiatives with the potential to generate and accelerate thousands of new units of housing to benefit our community,” it continued. “The District of 撸奶社区endorses 撸奶社区Nation‘s proposal and encourages the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation to consider their application for the .”
The meeting itself on Aug. 15 was quick and concise, lasting about 10 minutes.
The only question was from Coun. Eric Andersen, who asked about the current dialogue on service agreements between the Nation and the District of Squamish. CAO Linda Glenday responded they could follow up with staff and respond at a later meeting.
The August appearance is somewhat of a rare occurrence in the recent history of Squamish’s council.
The last time 撸奶社区council members attended a meeting in August was in 2015, when they actually held two separate special business meetings on Aug. 4 and 25. Council also met several times in August 2014.
A spokesperson for the District, Lilly Peterson, said in an email to The 撸奶社区 that like this year’s August meeting, the 2014 and 2015 meetings were also out of the ordinary.
