Little pantry, big problem: Dispute between city and homeowner heads towards March deadline
CTV
A little free pantry has turned into a big headache in the City of Cambridge.
A little free pantry has turned into a big headache in the City of Cambridge.
Since CTV reported late last year, the City of Cambridge has given the property owners of the Jarvis Street free pantry until the end of March to comply with bylaw, or have the structure removed by the city at the home-owners expense.
“I feel like we are being punished for trying to do something good for the community,” said Audrey Hill, homeowner and operator of the Little Free Pantry.
According to the City of Cambridge, the issue started in November when they received a complaint from a neighbour.
“So we originally received a complaint about some activity happening in the area. After investigation, we found that the pantry was indeed on city property,” said John Mattocks, manager of bylaw compliance at the City of Cambridge.
According to Mattock, the issue was the people the pantry was attracting.
“That’s the original complaint came in attracting unwanted guests and creating some nuisances and do,” said Mattocks.
