Case work continues as Bethlehem assists members of homeless camp soon to be displaced

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Members of a homeless encampment sprawling more than 20 acres along the Lehigh River continue to get casework to help them as a closure of the settlement nears.

Set up in tents on Norfolk Southern railroad-owned property, dozens of individuals — some of whom have been in the area for years — are set to be displaced Dec. 15.

At City Council’s Oct. 21 meeting, Mayor J. William Reynolds said that as of mid-September, 75 people were living in the area in question…

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