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Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse withdraws plan for emergency shelter at Dean High Campus
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
The council held a virtual session Tuesday night.
In an email, Morse wrote that the Commonwealth should have opened a temporary shelter in November. The mayor added the state imposed a “tight timeline” for the city to act and assist families who risk losing their homes during the pandemic.
“We did the best we could. As a result, a number of obstacles have emerged since then.,” Morse explained. “We have been assured that other arrangements will be made for these families who would have been served by the shelter.”