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Mayoral Candidate Andrea Campbell Unveils Plan For Boston s Problematic Mass & Cass
People crowd together on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard in Boston on Apr. 7, 2020.
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Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell is proposing a multipronged plan to improve conditions in the area around the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue, a gathering ground for people struggling with homelessness, mental illness and addiction that is known as Mass & Cass.
The proposal calls for appointing a dedicated official to oversee a coordinated response to the area and creating a first responder unit. Campbell s plan also calls for reactivating the city’s now abandoned shelter on Long Island once the area s largest with ferry service.