After hosting several community sessions on proposed housing for vulnerable and homeless people on Elmbridge Way, the City of Richmond will hold an additional information session on Thursday, May 10 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at city hall.
“We recognized that due to scheduling and also the size limit on those sessions, not everybody that’s interested in the issue had an opportunity participate,” said Ted Townsend, spokesperson for the city.
“So we wanted to provide another opportunity for them to come in to ask questions and get the information they are looking for.”
The session will be a drop-in style open house with information boards, where staff from the city, BC Housing and RainCity Housing will be in attendance to answer any questions, explained Townsend.
Interpreters for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers will be available to assist with conversations and the information boards will be translated into Chinese “to meet the expressed needs of the community,” he added.
Townsend emphasized that the open house is not a public hearing and will not include a vote or an opportunity to delegate to council.
Residents will have a chance to state their opinions and delegate to council at an open council meeting in the future before any decision is made on the project. The city will announce the date later.
