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Amherst town manager forming homelessness task force
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Published: 3/11/2021 8:23:45 PM
AMHERST Uncertainty about where the Craig’s Place seasonal homeless shelter will operate in future years is prompting the creation of a municipal task force to examine issues surrounding homelessness in town.
Town Manager Paul Bockelman recently informed Town Council he is forming the Homeless Advisory Committee, which would be responsible for identifying suitable sites for a permanent seasonal or year-round shelter and reviewing surplus town buildings or land suitable for providing services to homeless individuals.
The idea of having the new committee, which could also make a recommendation regarding the future operation of a seasonal shelter, comes after Craig’s Place began using space at the Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 North Pleasant St., last November.