City of Kingston, residents continue to clash over proposed transitional housing at Extendicare site – Pembroke Observer

Apr 30, 2024

The City of Kingston continues to face strong opposition to proposed transitional housing plans for the soon-to-be-former Extendicare site on Queen Mary Road.

A packed Polson Park Free Methodist Church greeted city officials, including chief administrative officer Lanie Hurdle, on Thursday night in a second town hall to discuss the city’s plans for the building, which the city has a signed deal to purchase once the long-term care facility moves to its new location later this year.

Renata Sobiesiak, a spokesperson for one of the groups of residents who live in Meadowbrook-Strathcona District, opened the meeting by reiterating that the groups are not opposed to the unhoused or vulnerable population, but remain vehement in their opposition to the city’s plan to convert a portion of the site to transitional housing.

“We are advocating for the city to work with our communities to establish better solutions that could potentially help thousands of Kingstonians while at the same time keeping four heavily residential areas out of harm’s way,” she said while asking the approximately 150 in attendance to show “respect and decorum for all attendees and presenters.”

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