Allentown to shut down 2nd homeless encampment starting next week

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — City officials next week are set to start the process to clear another homeless encampment along Jordan Creek.

Mayor Matt Tuerk last week told LehighValleyNews.com that a camp south of where the Hamilton Street bridge crosses the creek would be “next” to be shut down by the city.

“There’s about 20 residents that are in a floodplain that we’re going to have to evacuate,” he said Oct. 16. “But we have to make sure that we have the resources available to do that evacuation compassionately.”…

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