ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown officials and residents packed a room in City Hall on Wednesday to find solutions for more than 100 people living in a homeless encampment near Jordan Creek.
But the encampment still must be cleared by Aug. 25, according to Mayor Matt Tuerk.
City Council unanimously approved spending $25,000 from its budget — and Tuerk’s office committed to contributing the same amount — to help Allentown YMCA open its warming shelter before its usual mid-November start…