ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown would have to post at least 30 days’ written notice before clearing a homeless encampment from city-owned property unless it poses an immediate danger, under Bill 66, which City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee will consider Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.
The bill, sponsored by Councilwomen Ce-Ce Gerlach and Natalie Santos and filed Sept. 30, would add Chapter 130 to the city code. It is the third version of clearing rules the council has considered in a year, and it gives residents less time than the first.
No city ordinance now sets how the city clears encampments or how much notice residents get. When the city posted notices at a Jordan Creek camp on Aug. 7, 2025, residents were given until Aug. 25 to leave, or 18 days…