The City of Penticton’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of bringing a maximum of 50 tiny homes to the city’s industrial park to help with the longstanding and ongoing problems with homelessness.

Following a 45-minute presentation from development manager Blake Laven and Julie Czeck, general manager of public safety and partnerships, detailing a myriad of reasons why senior staff are supporting the issuance of a temporary use permit to allow up to 50 tiny homes to come to Penticton, the 11-member committee engaged in a one-hour debate over the pros and cons of supporting the transitional housing project.

Following a similar presentation to city council on Nov. 4, council supported a motion by Coun. Campbell Watt to defer any final decision on the

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