Council Supports Research Project to ID Future Supported Housing Needs

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 03:55 AM

Prince George, B.C. – The City of Prince George is ready to take the next step in its Beyond Homelessness strategy.

While an inventory of current supported housing has been done, the inventory doesn’t provide a forecast of what might be needed over the next 25-35 years.

Site selection for such housing is on the list of priorities, but there is a need for a more detailed report on what the future needs might be before sites for such housing can be selected. "I think having a long term picture of our housing needs for the future would be critical to resolving homelessness within the 10 years which we have set as our goal" says Councilor Debora Munoz.

UNBC’s Community Development Institute has agreed to be a partner in a forecast project and the next step is to apply for funding for that research. That application will be filed by mid October, and could result in as much as $100 thousand dollars for that research.

With a better understanding of future needs, sites can be chosen (with public input) and the project will be ready to go when capital funding for supported housing becomes available.

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Posted by: Eagleone on September 15 2009 4:40 AM

We have lots of land and a declining population that is aging rapidly... we do not need anymore 4-story homes on lots not much bigger than the home... PG needs ranchers that are single floor homes, which are wheelchair accessible... I predict a huge shortage of these homes because we already have a shortage of those kind of quality homes and we haven't even started the demographic wave yet.

Furthermore university style accommodation's within the vicinity of the university is holding back the university potential IMO.

Posted by: Eagleone on September 15 2009 4:47 AM

Also I nearly get sick in the evening going by Peden Hill from the stench coming from the city sewer treatment plant... for the life of me I can't see why we destroyed perfectly good park land for the Fraser River Bench development right next to the sewer treatment plant... who in their right mind would buy a house with that kind of smell every night for one thing, and how will Peden Hill intersection ever be able to handle that kind of traffic.... it seems if someone owns land and wants to develop it this city is so desperate they will approve just about anything condemning the cities future to a sort of dumb planning tax that takes away from the future potentially good projects that will not otherwise be able to go ahead until the infrastructure built for crappy developments is sufficiently infilled.

I challenge anyone to go down to the Fraser Bench at 10pm and tell me with your nose that you would love to be anchored there with your home... I feel for those future people who's houses aren't even built yet.

Posted by: Loki on September 16 2009 10:11 AM

If it makes you sick, don't go there.