City asks for meeting on Park Street services, but P.E.I. housing minister says it’s pointless [Video]

The City of Charlottetown wants more details on the province’s long-term plan for services within its boundaries directed at those facing homelessness, but Prince Edward Island’s housing minister says he doesn’t know what such a meeting would accomplish. 

Steven Myers and the city have been at odds about the location of an emergency overnight shelter and the Community Outreach Centre, which currently sit at 15 Park St. in Charlottetown’s southeast end.

In late April, Mayor Philip Brown sent a letter to Myers asking for a meeting to discuss what’s going to happen with the services. 

“From a planning perspective, we stand by our decision in rejecting the province’s proposed amendment to [the] Zoning and Development Bylaw that would allow the continued operation of the shelter and centre,” Brown wrote in the letter. 

“However, since the province has affirmed its intention to continue operations at the Park Street site through changes …