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Originally Posted by Vin
It is funny that you take at face value what the article says. So if the run-down SROs are being reno'ed, where would they place all the existing residents, plus all the new ones they are trying to house? Don't they need to build new ones or purchase other buildings to house them too?
My original post highlighting that this could potentially be another waste of taxpayer's funding initiative still stands, as the government still fails to demonstrate how this can solve the homelessness/lawlessness problems of DTES and the Lower Mainland in general. What they are doing is still same'ol, with a lot more money spent in this case. Why should I, as a tax payer, agree to this?
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It seems that wasn't a part of the Staff report as I think they were to focus on the retention of SROs and having them be retained at a certain rate (as we are losing both rapidly) - AKA the last line of housing before being homeless.
But the City would most likely work with BC Housing in re-housing folks as they would renovate building by building over a series of years (if upper levels of government pony up - which is unlikely).
Again, this study / report is to examine ways to retain existing SRO stock and prevent them charging high rent. I don't think it talks about solving "homelessness/lawlessness" in the DTES or Lower Mainland - as this is a City of Vancouver report on retaining existing SRO stock and low rates. SRO's are historically the last line of defence and most affordable form of housing before living on the street.
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