Encampment Response Consultation
About the Consultation:
The Town of Greater Napanee is seeking input from the community through public consultation due to the ongoing challenges of homelessness and encampments that many municipalities, including ours, are facing.
By conducting public consultation on a Parks and Public Spaces By-law and Encampment Response Protocol, we can ensure that the use of parks and public spaces is more predictable, minimize negative interactions, and make the use of shared spaces fair for all residents.
How to provide feedback and learn more about this subject:
- Review the proposed documents that are listed under the 'Important Documents' section
- Complete the survey below
- Use the 'Comment' box below if there is additional feedback you would like to provide
How resident feedback will be used:
Staff will be compiling all feedback we receive throughout the consultation process and reporting back to Council in the second half of October. Resident responses will inform recommended changes to the draft by-law that was presented to Council at the August 27 meeting.
Staff’s final recommendation to Council will incorporate resident feedback, legal advice, experiences of other municipalities, and the Town’s fiscal and operational capacities. The decision of which by-laws, policies and budgets to enact will be up to the determination of Council
In-Person Community Forum:
There will be a Community Forum in the Banquet Hall at the Best & Bash Arena on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Leaders from community institutions that are working on an encampment response will be present to participate in a panel and address questions from residents.
This forum will be live streamed on the Town of Greater Napanee YouTube channel. Virtual questions will not be accepted at the Community Forum due to technology limitations. Written questions may be submitted in advance using the 'Questions' box on this page and in-person during the meeting. If we are unable to respond to all questions during the meeting, we will post an updated question and answer sheet in the following days.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Our FAQ Sheet will be periodically updated to include new information. Where questions fall outside of the scope of the Town's operations, we may also pass them on to our partner agencies.
Comments
Why can't there be an encampment aera in the area behind the complex where Jimmi’s Italian is. Close to stores ,away from parks,schools and downtown
Move them. There is enough bending by taxpayers to support and give. The sad reality is this. The park brings visitors which means helping the economy by visiting shops and restaurants. I for one would avoid the park right now. That means I will send my money elsewhere. I'm sorry if this hurts people's feelings but I do not want to be jabbed by a dirty discarded needle or step in someone's body fluids. Gross but it's a reality. As adults we stop our children from making a mess. Kingston just had murders in an encampment. Who's to say someone walking through the park won't get stabbed or assaulted by someone out of it on drugs. That park is a very beautiful place to go and to let this be overrun is a shame. You give an inch and some expect a mile.
They all didn't choose to be homeless please allow the to stay at the fair ground
The council should lead by example and have these tents placed in directly in front of the government buildings and the townhall doors.
They should be viewable by you any time you are working as a sign that you are committed to solving this and are willing to take the brunt of this head on until you can.
I have been following the various meetings and suggestions, since the start, and believed that the proposed bylaw, was a viable option. Last week, I viewed a newscast on Global, however that showed a more favourable opt, ion, than what was suggested here. Whereas, the Napanee town clerk is showing a map that clearly still allows encampments in our local parks, the community featured on Global has banned them from these parks, and give them a designated public property to live on. I believe the municipality was Peterborough area, and they too consulted their legal eagles, and it is perfectly acceptable to do this as long as another public property is designated. So if we are legal able to remove them from our parks, what is council waiting for????
There is a need for more transitional housing and better communication with the powers to be at social services in Napanee
Important Documents
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DRAFT By-law No. 2024-00XX - Parks Public Spaces.pdf (261 KB) (pdf)
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Draft Encampment Protocol.pdf (155 KB) (pdf)
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Sensitive Use Area Map - Urban Area - Draft for Discussion.pdf (1.76 MB) (pdf)
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Sensitive Use Areas Map - Core Service Area - Draft for Discussion.pdf (1.47 MB) (pdf)
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Aug 27 PELASS Presentation to Greater Napanee Council-Housing & Homelessness.pdf (1.3 MB) (pdf)
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