Twenty-eight local residents of St. Lunaire-Griquet gathered at the Fire Hall on Monday, February 25th2019 for a public meeting hosted by St. Anthony Basin Resources Inc (SABRI). Sam Elliott, SABRI Executive Director, and Glenda Noble, Economic Development Officer with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, hosted the session. In discussion was the development of affordable senior’s housing in the region. At present, the location for this housing is the site of the former high school Harriot Curtis Collegiate in St. Anthony.
SABRI is in the early stages of gathering information, including insight from current residents in the region. To facilitate this, they are using a neat poll system that allows multiple survey respondents at once and immediate tallying and displaying of the results. On Monday, all meeting participants were given the opportunity to provide valuable insight on their current living situations as well as the kinds of features they would like to see in senior’s housing, such as proximity to amenities, services like snowclearing and lawn maintenance, etc.
After the poll was completed, participants were welcomed to hot beverages and sweets after a very important session. From here, SABRI plans to take the survey to the other communities in its region and continue to gather information and resources to see this project come to fruition.
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| Glenda Noble and Sam Elliott |
