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Manchester extends winter shelter through March amid dispute over funding source
Summary
The Board of Mayor & Aldermen approved a Dec. 1–Mar. 31 extension for the 39 Beech Street shelter and funding for a winter warming program after weeks of debate over using the Affordable Housing Trust Fund versus ARPA or other sources.
Mayor Jay Breweig announced the board voted to extend the lease for the 39 Beech Street shelter from Dec. 1 through March 31 and approved related professional services and winter-warming funding after heated discussion about where to draw the money.
The extension passed after several aldermen pressed for a short-term solution to keep people off the street this winter. Mayor Breweig said the city had hoped nonprofit partners would take over but called the lapse in outside funding “a goose egg” from the county that…
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