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Dartmouth East's Senior Population Projection: June 2022

David Harrison, April 6 2025

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Request to offset Regional Development Changes (RDC's) to new non-profit housing

David Harrison, February 25 2025

Presented to HRM Budget Committee, February 19, 2025 This request is to allocate $500,000 within the Affordable Housing Grant Program budget, once that budget is approved, to offset Regional Development Charges (RDC's) for new non-profit housing. Examples of How This Approach Can Help Support The Development of More Non-Profit

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A non-market housing inventory for Dartmouth Harbour East communities

David Harrison, September 23 2024

Urban planners need to keep their accreditation up to date by committing to continuous professional learning, a process which can include things like attending planning conferences, online workshops, or undertaking self-directed volunteer planning-related work. This year, my professional learning commitment includes creating a non-market housing...

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What should be done about HRM's Regional Development Charges to help support affordable housing?

David Harrison, September 9 2024

Halifax Regional Municipality’s “growth pays for growth” policy was approved by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board in 2014, and since that time, Halifax Water has levied regional development charges (RDCs) on housing being built in fully-serviced and in partly-serviced areas of the

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HRM and Halifax Water need to work more closely on affordable housing

David Harrison, September 3 2024

It turns out that Halifax Regional Municipality does not have full water service running along busy Main Street in Dartmouth. Coming in from the west, the water line runs along the south side of the street, stops near the Shell Station, turns south towards Tacoma Drive; then it comes in from the east and it stops near the Esso Station at Hartlen...

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Main Street Centre Project Profile

David Harrison, April 26 2024

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HRM's response to non-market housing needs is too narrow, too limited

David Harrison, January 20 2024

Memo To: HRM Staff, Housing Accelerator From: David Harrison, MCIP Date: January 19, 2024 cc: Affirmative Ventures, Akoma Holdings, Adsum House, Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia, Old School House Gathering Society Suburban and Rural Councillors, Housing Nova Scotia and Darren Fisher, MP (Dartmouth-Cole

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Musquodoboit Harbour Community Housing Plan

David Harrison, November 30 2023

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Affirmative Ventures: Main Street Development Housing Project

David Harrison, November 11 2023

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CIP 27 June 23 Mental Health Non-Market Housing

David Harrison, June 29 2023

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