Cortel Group representatives can sleep easy, town council has reaffirmed support for an expansion of service into the company's Innisfil Heights employment area.

During a recent meeting, council passed a resolution expressing its 'desire' to service the Innisfil Heights employment lands through an expansion of 6th Line infrastructure.

As part of the plan, council agreed to apply for federal Build Canada Fund infrastructure cash for Cortel Group's proposed campus node — which would include a Royal Victoria Hospital satellite campus, health science facility and centre of excellence. The application would cover several infrastructure related projects related to the hospital, like municipal water and sanitary service expansions, stormwater management upgrades and road improvements.

Council has also directed staff to investigate the feasibility of servicing the campus and continue consultation with Cortel representatives, while an environmental assessment on the area is already underway.

"There's ongoing discussions with the proponents on this matter," said mayor Brian Jackson. "The proponent is working with our staff to get all of this information (together). I'm sure this resolution will allow staff to continue to meet on an ongoing basis, and meet any (building fund) deadlines."

The 105-acre stretch of land, which is located on the 6th Line, west of Yonge Street, is part of long-term development plans for the area.

Those plans include the development of employment lands along Highway 400, expansion of the Lakeshore Waste Water Treatment Plant and the construction of a heritage village — complete with boutiques, restaurants and offices — near the 6th Line and 20th Sideroad intersection.

Upgrades to the treatment plant would also include new sewer infrastructure along the 6th, and the implementation of a Master Drainage Plan, to alleviate flooding in the Belle Ewart area.

The fund will allocate $725 million over the next seven years.

It is supposed to provide assistance for infrastructure improvements in municipalities with less than 100,000 residents. Funding can be granted to water, public transit, road, shipping, airport, tourism, and other infrastructure projects.

"The (federal government) announced seven intakes. We anticipate the next one will happen in the fall, but we've received nothing official," said planning and development director Rob McAuley. "We're basically waiting for them to announce they want the applications."

As part of the funding requirements, the federal, provincial and municipal governments would each be responsible for covering 33 per cent of the cost of an approved project.