Housing, kibbutzism, and the future of building?
$476K per unit in this new utopian ecovillage?
Hmm... that sounds a little expensive to me... I'm not a professional number cruncher but if the N.B. government is giving out money to special people [I call them kibbutz-builders] for "co-op" style accommodations in groups then isn't the individual also entitled to that same amount of $ per build? I think they are... and I'd also like to see more variety of things being built by more people to create jobs and create an economic growth in this region. I know I am not the only one who feels this way. Unfortunately, only some people seem to be given these financial advantages and I am asking why?
More information from ever-helpful Butler here:
"total cost to build the 63-unit eco-village is projected at about $30 million"
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If housing is a basic human need and right - as those people on the 'left' so often declare - why is it taxed so much [building, annual property taxes, fees, insurance, etc]? Food shouldn't be taxed and clothing shouldn't be taxed [basic human needs] and housing should not be taxed ... either owned or rented.. so why don't we as a society of decent and caring people start to advocate for each other more ardently and eliminate property taxes to take off the burden from all ages of home owners and eliminate the manufactured and senseless "housing crisis"?
Creating housing for others is a nice idea Eric and Sabine of Freshwinds but its also not the only way to go...
"Paying for it
The total cost to build the 63-unit eco-village is projected at about $30 million dollars, and if their funding is approved through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), about one third will be a forgivable loan, and one third will be a low interest loan. The other third stands yet to be determined, but could come from a variety of sources, says Eric Tusz-King, including other CMHC programs, NB Power efficiency programs, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and even community investors. “We currently have some investment in our co-operative from people outside of the co-operative,” says Tusz-King. “They think it’s a good project, and they’re still getting interest on their investment.”
The co-op will also be asking the municipality of Tantramar to help make up some of that funding, by in turn pursuing their own CMHC funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund. The HAF helps municipalities cover infrastructure costs, which are normally born up front by developers. Tantramar has yet to submit an application to the federal program, but it has been mentioned more than once at public council meetings."
and let's be real honest here... who wouldn't like a chance to be financially supported with some tax relief and fees removed to get into their own family home.. like the one shown below - not fancy but suitable for many of today's peoples' needs? Not everyone is a collectivist, many people enjoy some privacy and I am certain they would like the same sort of perks that these "co-op" people [owners, builders, residents] are all receiving from government schemes and programmes - low cost living but by their own design and with their own efforts:
The fair thing to do is let everyone make their own choices when it comes to housing.. and incentivize many different programmes by making housing ownership a very real possibility for all people, especially the working class who are so often forgotten as they go about their lives paying bills.
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