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OPINION PIECE
By Councillor Miriam Mutton
The 2022-2026 term of Cobourg Town Council is my third term as a Municipal Councillor. It is an honour to serve the community as your elected representative.
My other two terms spanned 2006-2014. During that time, there were several studies of police service models for our community.
It is a topic of public interest and varying opinions. And our world and community needs, as well as technology have changed and continue to change, sometimes dramatically. As a member of Council I have a duty to listen and to learn, to make an informed decision. Consideration for potential outcomes and probable results; and ensuring capacity to adapt and progress with change are also important.
On the latest topics of police service models I have aimed to keep informed, including participating in related discussions at Town Council meetings and watching presentations at the County Council.
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As Mayor of Cobourg, my concerns regarding the encampment and plans regarding 310 Division are more than valid. The sale of the former Brookside Youth Detention Centre, current home of the Cobourg based encampment, will result in it soon becoming private property. This means, in a matter of weeks, all those currently inhabiting this site will be removed. There are no protections for private property under any "Waterloo" judicial decisions, despite any advocate's claims to the contrary. Private property is just that -- private.
310 Division has been promoted as a panacea for our current homeless crisis in Cobourg. I supported 310 Division as one tool in the proverbial tool shed but it is very far from resolving these issues. I have stated clearly numerous times that Cobourg and its Council are not now or ever going to be responsible for any form of social service type funding, or certainly, delivery. These issues are at the feet of three senior levels of government: Federal, Provincial, and County. They have the mandates, the financial resources, and the staffing expertise. Cobourg, as a municipal level of government, does not.
With the shocking and disturbing violent events that occurred just last week in Kingston at their encampment, my concerns for the safety of Cobourg's citizens only grows. I firmly believe it is a matter of time before similar actions occur here in Cobourg. Kingston's nightmare events will not be isolated.