ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An initiative to relocate dozens of people living in a homeless encampment to a “safe camping” location in Allentown will not happen quickly, as some officials’ and many advocates had hoped.
Allentown City Council last month gave Mayor Matt Tuerk 30 days to acquire a property where residents now at the encampment along Jordan Creek could safely live in tents while officials and advocates searched for more permanent housing solutions.
After a community conversation at the Allentown YMCA’s Warming Station — which will open early to welcome up to 80 people from the camp and other areas each night — Tuerk told LehighValleyNews.com he would not meet council’s deadline…