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Thursday, March 28, 2013

No Homeless Shelter at SS Building, Councilor Says

Third Ward Councilor says he wants the building used for 'something else' besides homeless assistance.

Third Ward Councilor Sean Spiller said he does not want the former Social Security Office Building in his ward to become a homeless shelter, despite a letter from the federal government last month.  Residents raised concerns about the use of the building Wednesday night during a community meeting which included Mayor Robert Jackson and Superintendent Penny MacCormack.  Spiller said he agreed fully with one resident’s opposition to the township purchasing the former Social Security Office Building, at 396 Bloomfield Ave., and using it for a homeless shelter as suggested in previous council meetings.  “We [the council] looked at acquiring the Social Security Building and using it for something else,” said Spiller. “And that something else …

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Former Social Security Office May Be Used For Homeless Assistance, Montclair Interested in Purchasing Former Social Security Building, and Township to Address Homelessness With Eye on Purchasing Former S.S. Building

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9:34 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013

Isn't the Montclair Public Library basically functioning as a homeless shelter at this point?   more ›

Friday, February 1, 2013

Former Social Security Office May Be Used For Homeless Assistance

However, there is a chance the building could be sold for other uses.

  A federally owned building that has remained vacant for nearly a year could become an outreach center to help the homeless in the coming months.  The building that formally housed the Montclair Social Security Office, located at 396 Bloomfield Ave., has been determined to be “surplus” property by the federal government on Jan. 18, according to a letter received by the township from the U.S. General Services Administration.  The fate of the office building will now be in the hands of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, who has determined the property is suitable for providing assistance to the homeless.  The property is available to any “public bodies and eligible nonprofit organizations” who wish to use the building …

ODLAW

8:29 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013

I dont think it would be a good idea putting a homeless shelter in an area that gets a lot of business from visiors thus contributing to the tax rolls. It would seem out of place putting a homeless shelther in an area that includes the Wellmont and other nice restaurants. It would probably be better putting it in the more blighted areas of montclair.   more ›

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