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808 Dundas: purchase to promised support

The future homelessness support centre at 808 Dundas Street is a County service with immediate Woodstock neighbourhood implications.

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The future homelessness support centre at 808 Dundas Street is a County service with immediate Woodstock neighbourhood implications. The audited accounts disclose the property purchase on May 29, 2026 for $4.55 million, financed through Woodstock Building Faster Funds and existing reserves. That figure is the acquisition price, not the complete renovation or operating cost. The project page describes a planned 55-bed centre and expected spring 2028 opening. The public record should now connect acquisition, design, tender, capital funding, service delivery and neighbourhood commitments. A proposed capacity or opening date remains a plan until construction and operational milestones support it.

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The issue, explained

808 Dundas in three commitments

$7.8mCapital estimateEstimated total capital cost, including the $4.55m purchase.
$2.4mAnnual operationsEstimated recurring cost; not part of a one-year capital comparison.
55 bedsPlanned capacityPlanned opening spring 2028. These are not beds already operating.

Buying a building and running the service are separate costs.

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What has been funded, who will operate the centre, and how will residents know it is working?
Person / officePublic record on this issueQuestion statusNext step
Marcus RyanMarcus RyanMayor · ZorraNo public answer foundOn this issue: Defended the closed-session property process for the homelessness centre and said councillors should explain and stand behind hard decisions.No contact recordedRead evidence
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Brian PetrieBrian PetrieMayor · IngersollNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Jerry AcchioneJerry AcchioneMayor · WoodstockNo public answer foundOn this issue: Backed a centralized, round-the-clock homelessness support centre and public discussion of its operation.No contact recordedRead evidence
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Deb GilvesyDeb GilvesyMayor · TillsonburgNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Deb TaitDeb TaitDeputy Mayor-County Councillor · WoodstockNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Bernia MartinBernia MartinDeputy Mayor-County Councillor · WoodstockNo public answer foundOn this issue: Support a connected pathway from shelter and addiction treatment to supportive housing and permanent housing.No contact recordedRead evidence
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David MayberryDavid MayberryMayor · South-West OxfordNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Jim PalmerJim PalmerMayor · NorwichNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Mark PetersonMark PetersonMayor · Blandford-BlenheimNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Philip SchaeferPhilip SchaeferMayor · East Zorra-TavistockNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Adrian CouwenbergAdrian CouwenbergMayor · NorwichNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Clayton HaightClayton HaightMayor · Blandford-BlenheimNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Don EdmistonDon EdmistonMayor · East Zorra-TavistockNo public answer foundOn this issue: Criticizes the County purchase of the former Woodstock YMCA building.No contact recordedRead evidence
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Craig GillisCraig GillisMayor · South-West OxfordNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Crystal FinchCrystal FinchMayor · ZorraNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Katie GriggKatie GriggMayor · ZorraNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Mrs. Lori McDonaldMrs. Lori McDonaldMayor · ZorraNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Aaron GorlickAaron GorlickMayor · WoodstockNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Asjad HussainAsjad HussainMayor · WoodstockNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Anthony ScalisiAnthony ScalisiMayor · WoodstockNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Jarrod ErbJarrod ErbDeputy Mayor-County Councillor · WoodstockNo public answer foundOn this issue: Opposes locating the homelessness centre at 808 Dundas Street.No contact recordedRead evidence
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Kelly GilsonKelly GilsonCity-County Councillor · WoodstockNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Mark SchadenbergMark SchadenbergCity-County Councillor · WoodstockNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Tim LobzunTim LobzunMayor · IngersollNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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Kelly SpencerKelly SpencerMayor · TillsonburgNo public answer foundNo contact recordedOpen question
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What the evidence establishes

The choices on the table

These are editorial alternatives to test, not attributed candidate promises.

Publish a single delivery and operating ledger

Editorial proposal: expose acquisition, design, tender, construction and recurring costs with decision links; distinguish confirmed funding from applications.

Publish service and neighbourhood outcomes together

Editorial proposal: report housing transitions, access, complaints and corrective actions without publishing identifiable client information.

How we got here

  1. Implementation

    Property acquired

    The financial statement confirms acquisition, not a completed or fully funded operating centre.

    2025 audited consolidated financial statements
  2. Proposal

    Engagement feedback and next procurement steps described

    Project-page description; subsequent Council disposition and tender award are not independently established here.

    808 Dundas homelessness support centre project

Questions that still deserve an explanation

  • What is the full approved capital budget, and what portion remains contingent?
  • Who will operate each service and fund the recurring annual cost?
  • Which outcomes beyond bed occupancy will be reported, and how often?
  • What specific neighbourhood commitments have been made and who is accountable for delivery?
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Sources and corrections

Reviewed Oct 1, 2026. Original records may describe earlier events.

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The money connected to this issue

Separate records and funding scopes; amounts are not added together.

Project and budget details (2)

County · Roads & bridges

808 Dundas: from purchase to an operating support centre

The County bought the property for $4.55 million. Renovation and operation are separate commitments.

Woodstock · 808 Dundas Street, Woodstock

Property acquired; spring 2028 opening remains a target
2026 allocation
Not established
Next target
2028-04 · Centre opening target
Latest update
2026-09-21 · Engagement feedback published
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