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Council presses state oversight after Quality Inn shelter incident; requests state housing officials appear
Summary
Following arrests and a drug-and-weapons seizure at the Quality Inn emergency-assistance shelter, the Revere City Council voted to request that the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities explain shelter vetting procedures and plans to prevent similar incidents.
The Revere City Council voted Jan. 13 to request that representatives from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities appear before a committee of the whole to explain how the state vets people placed in emergency-assistance (EA) shelters and what steps will prevent repeat incidents after a Dec. 27 event at the Quality Inn.
Councilor Kelly introduced the motion and described the December incident, citing a police seizure that included a large quantity of fentanyl and an AR-15-style firearm. "This is a…
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