Hamilton committee to revisit encampment reports in February suggesting creation of response team
“Putting folks in a situation where they need to confront that even further and specifying funds for these positions rather than investing … towards some actual tangible supports for unhoused folks … I think that’s where the city is missing it,” Haggar said.
Marcie Mcilveen, a project manager from Hamsmart, also questioned the staffing suggestions, saying the potential implementation doesn’t address mental and social factors, nor what appears to be a need for more shelter beds. “In the report, it talks about 30 to 40 people being in encampments I presently work with. I believe almost double that amount are in encampments or on the street, like park benches and stairwells, because their stuff has been thrown out by the City of Hamilton,” said Mcilveen.
Baird says the city “appreciates those concerns” and insisted that police are not their first response in encampment matters but rather an approach to communicating with encampment residents via housing outreach workers.“And those connections could take hours, could take days. Really, we don’t have a primary role for police. They are brought in when safety is a concern,” Baird said.
Councillors put further talk over to Feb. 1, with the committee expected to revisit recommendations from the two reports.
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