Rossland ponders seniors housing concept

The Alpine City needs to ponder many things in response to a recent seniors housing development concept.

Resident and financial expert Stephen Hill says many affordable new homes could be built if they were on vacant city-owned land.

The development could pay back the land cost over 50 years via strata fees.

Here’s Rossland councillor Aaron Cosbey.


Keeping seniors in Rossland as taxpaying residents is seen as a priority for sustainability.

Cosbey says council is eager not to keep Hill or other possible developers waiting long for answers

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