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April, 2023 Queenstowns mayor Glyn Lewers says hes hit go on one elementof the joint housing action plan, which he hopes will provide some immediate relief for the resorts housing crisis. Lewers wont divulge yet what that involves, but says hes getting a briefing with council CEO Mike Theelen from staff today about the plan forward. He says, while a decision hasnt been made, its likely theyll progress the idea instead of waiting for it to be fully endorsed. Its getting on and trying to address the need that is now. This is just to address a need now we might not need it in six to seven months, but we just have to look at something. Is he confident it will help? A lot of it depends on how this community responds to it. Its going to be developed so if it doesnt go as planned we can pull back from it. Hes hopeful, though, itll grow legs on its own and, in time, be delivered by a third party. Were unsure how itll be received, but weve got to do something. Over the past week hes had countless conversations with people about the acute rental housing crisis, and says some of the stories hes heard including from housing protest co-organisers Hannah Sullivan and Lindsay Waterfield are confronting, particularly given some of those worst-affected have called Queenstown home for the past seven years, and are part of the backbone of the community. Last week, Lewers told Mountain Scene councils looking to establish a similar response for those in the greatest housing need the migrant workforce, in particular, which cant access any government support as it did through Covid. He confirms that will also be part of todays conversation, and, if required, it may be handed to a third party to run on councils behalf. Thats how we can step up. Source: Mountain Scene
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