The First Christian Church in downtown Albany will be able to keep its outhouse for the homeless, but not without applying for a city permit.
This is what Albany wants to discourage
Written April 22nd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Scenes like this — people camping downtown on public and private property — are what some members of the Albany City Council don’t want to encourage. That’s why they worry about a portable toilet that’s been set up outside the First Christian Church since last fall.
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Tags: first Christian, homeless, illegal camping, portable toilet, Seattle Is Dying, street life
Tags: first Christian, homeless, illegal camping, portable toilet, Seattle Is Dying, street life
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Council gives church a porta-pot permit
Albany City Council discussions about the portable toilet outside a downtown church are probably over — for one year, at least.
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