08-26-2013, 01:33 AM
Jeffersonville, IN ran into something similar. An encampment of homeless had taken up residence under an I-65 bridge. "Officials" decided that the entrance to the city should look more inviting and started to interfere with people who were trying to provide food and other assistance.
The uproar did cause the city and concerned citizens to have a discussion about what to do with the homeless.
That said, site needed to be moved for more practical reasons. A new bridge over the Ohio River is being built along I-65 and the encampment was dangerously close to heavy equipment putting residents at risk of harm.
I know there was discussion about where these folks could go; I don't know the outcome of that discussion.
The uproar did cause the city and concerned citizens to have a discussion about what to do with the homeless.
That said, site needed to be moved for more practical reasons. A new bridge over the Ohio River is being built along I-65 and the encampment was dangerously close to heavy equipment putting residents at risk of harm.
I know there was discussion about where these folks could go; I don't know the outcome of that discussion.