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Residents urge year‑round shelter; council staff detail $6 million upgrade plan
Summary
A Bethlehem resident and others urged the council to create a year‑round emergency shelter; staff said converting the current temporary facility to year‑round operations would cost about $6 million, with $2 million secured and further public funding applications submitted.
During the public comment period on March 17, Amanda Childs, who identified herself as a member of Bethlehem’s unhoused community, urged the city to establish a year‑round emergency shelter and transitional housing. "I am here this evening to speak on behalf of the citizens of Bethlehem who are struggling with homelessness and housing instability," she said, and described safety risks faced by those living in encampments, including theft, assault and exposure to the elements.
Council members asked about zoning and capacity for the existing UCCC facility…
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