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For a window into Windsor’s suddenly surging population, check out the yet-to-be-built Rosewater Estates subdivision off Lauzon Road.
In matter of weeks, every one of the single family homes available 101 building lots owned by three local homebuilders were purchased in a remarkable flurry earlier this year. And the vast majority of buyers were from the Greater Toronto Area.
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“All three of us (builders) are sold out and the roads haven’t even been put in. The demand, we’ve just never seen this before,” Maple Leaf Homes owner Bruno Cacilhas said. He said he couldn’t keep up with the offers on the 31 lots he had available.
Author of the article: Anne Jarvis
Publishing date: Feb 23, 2021 • February 23, 2021 • 4 minute read • A Transit Windsor bus is shown at the St. Clair College main campus in Windsor, ON. on Tuesday, one day after city council approved a four-month pilot project to run an east-west express route from Tecumseh Mall to the college, starting in September. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
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Some people are lucky. They’re still working during the pandemic, and they’re socking away savings.
But others have lost their livelihoods.
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City council unanimously approved a 2021 budget Monday night that freezes the tax take from Windsor’s COVID-battered residents but finds an extra $10.5 million for city departments, agencies and boards, and infrastructure.
“This is a budget that is fair for the residents of the community,” Mayor Drew Dilkens said at the end of a 13-hour day of deliberations, that culminated with approval of an $874.4-million operating budget, $426.6 million of which comes from municipal taxpayers.
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On Monday, council will debate a budget that does not cover off what administration estimates will be $37.7-million in one-time COVID-19 costs- the result of both additional expenses and lost revenue.
This is what makes up the largest chunk of COVID-19 costs, according to the City of Windsor. The corporate losses include revenue from the Windsor Airport, Detroit Windsor Tunnel and Caesars Windsor.(CBC Windsor)
Getting this budget in without a residential tax freeze was already difficult after years of continued focus on a leaner organization, according to administration.
Homelessness and affordable housing
Windsor-Essex continues to experience a homelessness crisis that has been highlighted during the pandemic and a 5,500 person wait list for affordable housing.