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In an “urgent” letter sent to the Boston Public Health Commission Friday afternoon, numerous Boston City Councilors are asking health officials to declare a state of emergency in the area known as Mass and Cass.
Four city councilors are urging the Boston Public Health Commission to declare a state of emergency in the Mass and Cass zone, saying that “dramatic intervention” is needed to address the area’s decade-long “humanitarian crisis.”
They say "dramatic intervention" from the city is vital to address the ongoing problems, including homelessness, drug use and crime.
Mayor Michelle Wu filed an ordinance giving police the authority to clear out homeless encampments at Mass and Cass, urging the council to “take swift and urgent action” to approve it this week. The council put it on the back burner.
Some want quicker action, others are wary of lawsuits that the ordinance could bring.