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Residents demand answers after Pottstown church fire; public calls for tighter vacant‑building rules and review of sober‑home placements
Summary
Multiple residents told council on Dec. 3 that the Nov. 21 fire at the Invictus/Transfiguration church destroyed homes and raised questions about vacant‑building security and the borough’s approach to sober‑home placements. Speakers sought a public release of the fire investigation and stronger local responses to vacant properties.
Several residents used the Dec. 3 public‑comment period to recount the Nov. 21 fire at the historic Invictus (Transfiguration) church and to press borough officials for action on vacant properties and sober‑home placements.
Sheila Dugan, who told council her family lost their home in the fire, thanked firefighters for their response and described the emotional and material losses her household suffered. Dugan accused borough leadership and staff of failing to address the proliferation of sober houses in the community, saying some local sober‑home operations run brief six‑week cycles in which residents stay only while they can pay weekly fees and then are…
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