A tentative agreement between Mayor Paul Coogan and First Step Inn’s Kathleen Schedler-Clark, executive director of the homeless shelter at 134 Durfee St., will introduce between 40 and 50 new beds during inclement weather for overnight use to help support the city’s homeless population.
Coogan said the plans are being finalized, with a list of considerations that must be factored in — such as EMS and police staffing, pets not being allowed — pending an inspection report regarding the maximum occupancy for beds that can be safely set up between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. in the shelter’s conference room space.
“This is a good, good thing to help support the homeless community in our city,” Coogan said.
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