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In this newsletter: Mayor Ed Gainey's office finalized a policy for clearing tent encampments earlier this month ([link removed]) , outlining when the city may deem it necessary to remove people and their belongings from an area like if a “the tents are on private property.”
Also, as part of Congress's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, two local recipients each received $500,000 in 2022 to train a new generation of professionals who will work to cleanse the region’s brownfields ([link removed]) .
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** Pittsburgh creates new policy addressing tent encampments ([link removed])
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The mayor’s office finalized a policy for clearing tent encampments earlier this month, formalizing Pittsburgh’s stance on homeless camps after the rules of engagement were muddied when city workers cleared out a North Side tent cluster in December.
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** Working the brownfields: Postindustrial sites turn into opportunities for local employment and environmental restoration ([link removed])
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