City council bill could block Philadelphia from renewing the lease on a facility in Fairmount that has been used as a shelter.
This comes as the Parker administration has been working to address homelessness and addiction in the city.The full city council is set to take this up on Thursday with the earliest it could see final passage by council next week.
Managing Director Adam Thiel has said that the goal here was to expand capacity at the existing facility by 75 beds.Thiel said this is not one of the triage or wellness centers that the administration is planning for, but there have still been questions about how the larger plan will work.Tim Butters told NBC10 about his experience testifying in favor of the bill and how by doing that, they're hoping for more transparency and a voice in what happens there.
The bill would prevent the city from renewing the lease at that facility in the Fairmount neighborhood.
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