Allentown City Council addresses concerns after another homeless encampment posted to be cleared

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Allentown City Council saw a packed house of residents Wednesday night to address the city’s action last Friday to post a homeless encampment behind the wall in Allentown’s Fountain Park and give its residents 10 days to vacate.

Last August, the city came under fire for clearing a Jordan Creek homeless encampment, deeming it to be a flood hazard.

Allentown City Council members were united in the frustration of not having been consulted before the administration acted in Fountain Park…

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