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Public, council raise alarm after sudden Salvation Army closure; volunteers, mobile service cited as stopgap
Summary
Public commenters and council members at the May 21 Binghamton City Council meeting said the abrupt closure of a long-running Salvation Army meal and pantry operation left residents without services; council members described emergency mobile operations and a planned Walnut Street reopening, and urged volunteers to help.
Public commenters and several council members pressed city leaders on May 21 over the abrupt closure of a Salvation Army meal and pantry site that has served people in need for years.
Elaine, a city resident who spoke during public comment, described the volunteers and clients who relied on the site and urged the council to protect those services. "They are the nicest volunteers ever," she said, and added that "surveillance cameras do work" when recounting a personal theft captured by library cameras. Another speaker, Rue, criticized Mayor Jared Kramm, saying, "No plan, Jared Kramm," and arguing the city acted without an adequate…
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