Proposed pilot · Downtown Sault Ste. Marie
A shared block-level record for Downtown
A proposed no-cost pilot through March 31, 2027: the Downtown Development Committee receives a live dashboard, a business reporting program and a monthly summary. The record shows what was reported without publishing who reported it.
Working proof
The Downtown record today
14
incidents police made public
14
with an arrest
26
hundred-blocks on record
Withheld
business and partner contributors
Last 365 days. Police releases cover about one in a hundred incidents the Police Services Board counts; business and partner reports fill part of the gap.
The exchange
What the Committee receives
Live Downtown dashboard
A public weekly view of block-level incidents, type mix, first-party reports and council decisions.
Business reporting program
A private sign-in link and QR code for participating businesses to record structured incidents in about two minutes.
Monthly committee summary
A printable summary of the same public, privacy-protected Downtown record for committee packages and council discussions.
Existing-log intake
A documented feed for aggregate rows from an existing ambassador, security or incident log.
A focused start
What we ask from the Committee
- Confirm the Downtown boundary used by the dashboard.
- Name one staff contact for scheduling and factual corrections.
- Introduce the reporting program to 10 downtown businesses on a small set of blocks.
- Share an existing aggregate incident log if the Committee chooses; no new system is required.
- Join one 20-minute check-in each month during the pilot.
Decide from evidence
Pilot measures
10
downtown businesses introduced to the reporting program
2
Downtown blocks reaching the three-contributor publication threshold
1 / month
committee-ready Downtown summary delivered
Mar. 31, 2027
pilot review and decision point
The review asks one practical question: is the shared record useful enough to continue? There is no automatic renewal. Any continuation would be a separate written agreement.
Privacy boundary
What never becomes public
No names, business names, exact addresses, unit numbers, photos, free-text descriptions or exact times. Business counts, costs and measures appear only after three distinct contributors exist on a block or zone. An empty area looks the same as a suppressed one.
No outcome claims
What this pilot can and cannot do
It can make reports comparable over time, preserve a sourced paper trail and show what the public record misses. It cannot measure all disorder, prove why a change happened, promise a safety outcome or replace police reporting and emergency services.
Police releases cover about one in a hundred incidents the Police Services Board counts; business and partner reports fill part of the gap.
Next step
Review the live record together
A 20-minute walkthrough covers the Downtown boundary, reporting privacy and the proposed rollout. No preparation is required.