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‘It’s a perfect balance’: öÏÓãÊÓÆµapp’s mayor reworks motion aiming to bar encampments downtown

Motion now calls for exploration of a sanctioned site for encampments

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Cam Guthrie speaking at the groundbreaking for the South End Community Centre

Mayor Cam Guthrie, seen here at last month’s groundbreaking for the South End Community Centre, has revised his motion calling for downtown encampments to be banned. To be heard at council’s Nov. 28 meeting, the motion now also calls for exploring the creation of a sanctioned encampment site.

A motion from Mayor Cam Guthrie that would bar downtown encampments has seen some changes ahead of its appearance in front of city council next week.

Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, Wednesday afternoon, Guthrie’s revised motion still looks at barring downtown encampments, but now also calls for a report from city and County of Wellington staff “on the feasibility of a sanctioned temporary encampment site.â€

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