ARE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS THE CITY SETS UP TOO EXPENSIVE?

Estimates have come in for what it might cost the city to set up three homeless encampments. It is projected that it would cost $2.1 million to run three small-scale encampment sites for about 60 people from the beginning of August through to the end of October. The financial costs are one things but city staff outlined a number of costs other than financial.

Coun. Anne Stevenson who put forward the original motion commented that "to invest that amount of money for three months for what is in any measure not a preferred solution or outcome doesn't seem to make a lot of sense and is not a wise investment",

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