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Atlantic City wants coronavirus-positive homeless sent to motels in Egg Harbor Township

“We get it. We definitely feel for people,” said Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. “But this virus has no boundaries. This is supposed to be a partnership.”

Guitar on his back, Michael McLain, 63, a former cab driver from Albany, N.Y., goes to catch a bus across from the New Sea Breeze Motel in West Atlantic City. He had been staying at the nearby Hi-Ho Motel but said the owner was charging too much. The West Atlantic City motels, part of Egg Harbor Township, are being eyed for housing COVID-19 positive homeless people from Atlantic City, according to Atlantic City officials.
Guitar on his back, Michael McLain, 63, a former cab driver from Albany, N.Y., goes to catch a bus across from the New Sea Breeze Motel in West Atlantic City. He had been staying at the nearby Hi-Ho Motel but said the owner was charging too much. The West Atlantic City motels, part of Egg Harbor Township, are being eyed for housing COVID-19 positive homeless people from Atlantic City, according to Atlantic City officials.Read moreAmy Rosenberg