Brighton council is just one step away from joining other Quinte region municipalities in implementing a Community Improvement Plan.
Council has asked its staff to prepare a by-law to be approved in the near future.
A Community Improvement Plan will allow the municipality to offer various incentives such as grants, loans, and tax deferrals to spur investment from the private sector.
Brighton council could plan incentives for affordable housing, rural economic diversification, downtown redevelopments and brownfield properties.