Belleville City Council approved a recommendation to adopt the terms of reference for the newly established Understanding Homelessness Task Force.

Approval came from a meeting of council on Tuesday.

Back on September 26, Belleville mayor Neil Ellis announced the creation of the task force with the goal to create an action & communication plan that can be implemented quickly to address the city’s addiction, mental health and homelessness crisis while the city awaits further support from the federal and provincial government.

The task force would consist of Mayor Ellis as chair, a council representative, Belleville Police Service representatives, Hastings County and other community partners.

In discussion of the terms of reference at the meeting, councillor Paul Carr asked about when the

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