Some officials are pushing for the creation of a pooled fund where neighboring municipalities would help Boston pay for recovery services.
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For years, overlapping crises of homelessness, addiction, and mental health have coalesced near the area of Boston known as Mass. and Cass, stretching the city’s resources. Now, members of Boston City Council are saying nearby communities need to “step up” in helping Boston manage the situation.
Councilor John FitzGerald is leading the charge for the creation of an “intermunicipal fund” that would require Boston and nearby communities to pool money in an effort to fund “coordinated, long-term solutions” at and around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard…