Penticton accused of too little public consultation on proposed tiny home development
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The City of Penticton wants to build a tiny home community for the unhoused population on a piece of land along Dartmouth Road.
Penticton, B.C., is not immune to the homelessness crisis, but the city’s latest plan to tackle it is raising some concerns — not so much about what’s being planned but how the city is going about it.
“We’ve had no consultation,” said Stacy Rempel, a concerned resident.
The City of Penticton wants to build a tiny home community for the unhoused population on a piece of land along Dartmouth Road.
While the area is largely industrial, the Wiltse residential neighbourhood is only about a kilometre and a half away.
“There is a daycare and schools less than 1,500 meters away.” Rempel said.
Rempel said the plan, which was announced last week, came with little information for area residents
“The notice came out very quickly. It came out on the 24th,” Rempel said. “There was only notification to locations within 100 metres of the site, which is very close and there was quite a bit of shock that there was a lack of consultation.”
Rempel said she took matters into her owns hands to notify those who work and live in the area.
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