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[Beacon]

They need to start pushing people out of these supportive housing units to make room for others and if they can't, start asking why and fix it.  It's not a temporary housing, it's literally the last stop with no way out.

 

One wonders why they don't share publicly turn over rates broken down by how many moved on to market housing vs. died of OD or kicked out due to violence/rules issuses.

[Mike K.]

The majority of the approximately 15,000 people living in supportive housing create a positive community in their homes and with their neighbours.

What’s the taxpayer subsidy per month? $1,000? That’s $15 million per month or $180 million annually, if it is.

[Beacon]

What’s the taxpayer subsidy per month? $1,000? That’s $15 million per month or $180 million annually, if it is.

 

We all know these place will have a shorter life span since they weren't built to industrial facility standards (repurposed hotels).  So one can imagine a huge conundrum in about -5 years when the buildings are all in dire states of disrepair.  Where do they go while the construction/renos are taking place?

[Mike P.]

What’s the taxpayer subsidy per month? $1,000? That’s $15 million per month or $180 million annually, if it is.

 

If only it was just that..
 

B.C. Housing paid about $15 million — several million above the assessed value — when it bought Paul’s Motor Inn to provide shelter and support for people without homes.

 

https://www.biv.com/...tor-inn-8260815

[Victoria Watcher]

$250K set aside for community safety hub in Victoria’s Burnside Gorge neighbourhood

 

https://cheknews.ca/...urhood-1309734/

[Victoria Watcher]

A complaint about weapons at a supportive housing facility prompted a heavy police presence in downtown Victoria Thursday afternoon.

 

The weapons turned out to be two BB guns.

 

Victoria police said its officers were called to a building on Yates Street near Cook Street around 3:20 p.m. after a report that someone in one of the building’s suites had two suspected firearms, as well as prohibited weapons.

 

https://www.timescol...report-11965259

[Victoria Watcher]

“Businesses have been coming to us proactively and saying how many fewer times they are having to deal with folks who are perhaps using spaces near their offices and businesses to rest. That they are seeing a higher number of folks who are walking around in uniforms, variety of both bylaw and police, that they are seeing the impact of how we are creating spaces for people to go just so that we are not moving people around. But actually designating and creating spaces for them to go,” Alto said.

 

 

https://cheknews.ca/...y-plan-1311264/

 

 

 

 

having to deal with folks who are perhaps using spaces near their offices and businesses to rest.

 

 

Rest from what, their hard day at work?   This Mayor is ridiculous.  

 

 

 

 

we are creating spaces for people to go just so that we are not moving people around. But actually designating and creating spaces for them to go,” Alto said.

 

 

 

Examples?

 

 

 

Alto said that business owners and people who live downtown are consistently approaching her, and other members of council to let them know the downtown is improving.

 

 

 

 

Ya, OK!  

Edited by Victoria Watcher, Yesterday, 02:36 AM.