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Saint James Church porches and nearby condo residents press council for night‑time care-team funding and coordination
Summary
Multiple parishioners, condo residents and clergy urged the council to support Policy Order 108 addressing behavior, sanitation and safety around Saint James Church porches and the adjacent garden, and asked the city to fund expanded night-time outreach and police coordination.
Speakers from Saint James’ Episcopal Church and nearby condominium residents addressed the City Council during public comment on Sept. 8 about Policy Order 108, which would direct the city to address safety, sanitation and services at the garden and porches of Saint James Church on Massachusetts Avenue.
Alice Killian, junior warden at Saint James’ Episcopal Church, described increased porch use last summer, more items left behind, evidence of drug use and larger groups sleeping on church porches. She said volunteers had organized daily cleanups and the church hired a “community engagement associate” to build relationships with unhoused neighbors.
“We can support public services such as the CARE team,” Killian said, and “we can partner…
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