Pilot program to build affordable housing in Bruce County [Video]

In an effort to help clear a few people from their more than 1,000-person waiting list for community housing, Bruce County is willing to pay current home and landowners to add affordable rental units to their properties.

“The County has recently launched an Affordable Residential Unit program. This is a pilot program. So we’re offering it this year in order to try to increase the opportunity for rental housing here in the county,” said Claire Dodds, Bruce County’s commissioner of Community Development.

Bruce County is offering to pay homeowners as much as $50,000 to add a basement apartment, granny suite, or tiny home to their property.

There are plenty of strings attached, though. To make it truly affordable, rent can only be as high as $1040 per month for a one-bedroom apartment, or $1464 per month for a two-bedroom apartment to start with. However, a rise at a fair rate …