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The program asks those who volunteer to sign a two-year contract to keep an area clear, from as little as 1,500 feet to two or three blocks. Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller said it is based on a very successful program in Reading.
A federal judge’s ruling regarding a pending sweep of a Montgomery County homeless encampment allows the borough to move forward but prevents borough officials from arresting those camped there, or using the threat of arrest, to accomplish this.