Bethlehem mayor discusses homeless encampment, $16M in tax credits for affordable housing project

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds provided an update on the unsheltered encampment on Norfolk Southern land at the Bethlehem City Council meeting Tuesday.

“Thank you to the health bureau and police for gathering this very, very important information — this very, very important data,” Reynolds said.

As of Sept. 16, the camp housed 75 individuals, Reynolds reported. In comparison, data gathered last week by the Health Bureau showed 53 individuals…

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