Melissa Asks:
What are 3 things you think are going well for Kamloops, what 3 things need improving and what are 3 things you'd like to express that could promote compassion and dignity towards our cities most vulnrable?
Going well: developing the University corridor, which will expand its impact on the city's economy, continuing to focus on the livability factor if Kamloops and finally taking steps to promote creation of low-income housing.
Needs improvement: Transit services to the growing areas if the city, reducing the tax burden on the small-business sector and improving the city's development-approval process.
Compassion and dignity: the emergency housing plan could be better. We are putting those units in an isolated area with no streetlights or sidewalks and a significant distance from transit. Let's look at tax incentives in areas that will accept treatment centres, maybe help stop the NIMBYism be providing surrounding residents with a reason to say yes and maybe something as simple as providing some sort of washroom facilities in areas where they congregate at night to sleep.