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City outlines funding and next steps for shelters and South Bethlehem Community Center in capital plan
Summary
City staff described capital plan funding and next steps for a HOME-ARP-funded non-congregate family shelter at Packer Avenue, a congregate emergency shelter at Christchurch UCC and a proposed South Bethlehem Community Center at a Mechanic Street parking lot identified in a feasibility study.
(Note: The transcript contains minor typographical name variations; the project site is described as a Mechanic Street parking lot in the feasibility study.)
City staff described three community and economic development projects included in the 2026'2030 capital plan: a non-congregate family shelter at Packer Avenue in partnership with Lehigh Conference of Churches, a congregate emergency shelter in partnership with Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering (BES) at Christchurch UCC, and a proposed South Bethlehem Community Center sited on a Mechanic Street parking lot identified in a feasibility study.
Laura Collins, representing the Department of…
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