b'Its clear that the mayor and the mayors office wanted to increase residential development and units available in the city area. They took the issue very seriously and wanted to know about options.- Darryl Harrison, Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy, WCAthe perimeter on Pembina Highway, which took up the bulk of the sewer capacity for all of St. Norbert, andas a result, my clients and a numberof others in the area are nowlocked out.Together with WCAs Darryl Harrison, Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy, and John Wintrup, Owner of John Scott Wintrup Planning & Development, Thiessen metwith Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham and other members of the mayors office to discuss the residential development roadblock.Its clear that the mayor and the mayors office wanted to increase residential development and units available in the city area, Harrison says. They took the issue very seriously and wanted to knowabout options.One of the solutions Harrison and company put forth was allocating a portion of the then-unawarded Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) to upgrade the current water and waste line in St. Norbert. The cityhad applied for $192 million fromthe federal government tofast-track housing.This line, in order to get the capacity for our projects and the other projects in the area, we estimate is around a $6-million upgrade for the sewer line, Thiessen details. If youre going to build a $3- or $4-million apartment complex, you cant absorb $6 million.This [line] should be a very good candidate for the Housing Accelerator Fund dollars because it will directly lead to more residential units immediately, Harrison acknowledges. Issue 1 | Spring Edition | 2024 BUILD MANITOBA 33'