North Hastings Community Hub

in progress

* Build an inclusive and accessible Community Hub in the downtown core of the community * Signal confidence to the community by building a new cultural space in the downtown core. * Place the Community Hub on the main floor of a 20-unit affordable housing development in partnership with an experienced affordable housing developer makes both projects feasible and sustainable, and represents the alignment of many key findings of the Town’s Economic Development Strategic Plan. The scope of the project is a 3-story mixed-use building with each floor comprising approx. 6,000 sq ft. The ground floor will consist of a 4,000 sq ft Community Hub, which will include the North Hastings Public Library. The Community Hub component (eligible component) includes the construction, fit up, and furnishings as well as basic site improvements. The ineligible component consists of 20 affordable housing units and space to support them. Best practices and market research indicates that new libraries see a substantial rise (between 50 & 100%) in new users. The current facility serves North Hastings, comprised of Bancroft, Faraday, Limerick, Tudor-Cashel, Wollaston, Carlow-Mayo, and Hastings Highlands, as well as Highlands East, Dysart Et Al, South Algonquin, and Addington Highlands. North Hastings has a permanent population of 12 000 people, and the area sees drastic summer population increases.