‘Not right’: Wilmington mayor announces new homeless strategy, blames Philly for rise in city’s unhoused population

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Delaware housing advocates are criticizing the city of Wilmington’s steps to address its homeless crisis.

Wilmington Mayor John Carney said his administration will allow unhoused people to sleep in a park on the Eastside, banning all other encampments. The city will temporarily sanction Christina Park, already a tent village, as a safe place for the homeless to live…

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