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Tiny Homes project is about more than 30 homes.
Summary
A Cornwall resident and member of Knox-St. Paul's United Church wrote to the mayor and councillors to express full support for a proposed Tiny Homes project and urged a yes vote. The letter frames the development as more than 30 homes and as a reflection of community compassion and inclusion.
Content
A Cornwall resident and member of Knox-St. Paul's United Church sent a letter to the mayor and each city councillor to express clear support for a proposed Tiny Homes project. The author asks council to vote "Yes" when the matter comes before them. The letter emphasizes people-first language, referring to those affected as people experiencing homelessness rather than "the homeless." It frames the proposal as more than the construction of 30 homes and as a statement about the community's values.
Key points:
- The writer sent the letter to Cornwall's mayor and all city councillors and urged a yes vote on the Tiny Homes proposal.
- The proposal is described as involving 30 tiny homes and as representing broader community values beyond housing alone.
- The author notes 14 years of work in Toronto with people living with poverty and volunteer experience with the Out of the Cold program.
- The letter states that safe, stable housing improves health, safety, and community wellbeing and calls housing a fundamental human need and right.
Summary:
The letter presents the Tiny Homes proposal as a measure of community compassion and inclusion and as a way to provide stable housing. The next scheduled step reported is a council decision on the proposal.
