Fargo city crews to remove homeless camps Friday

Homeless camp removal delayed on rainy first day of camping ban

FARGO — City and park district crews postponed the removal of homeless camps along the river due to rainy conditions. Crews were set to clear remaining camps near the Red River river as a ban on camping on city property went into effect on Thursday, May 1. Katie Ettish, a deputy chief communications officer with the city, confirmed the delay for city crews. She said the city plans to take down four camps across two locations. Crews will begin wo…

Fargo city crews to remove homeless camps Friday

FARGO, N.D. – City of Fargo crews and police will begin clearing homeless camps Friday morning. Photo: Austin Erickson It was scheduled to happen Thursday, the day the camping ban went into effect, but was postponed because of the weather. There are signs downtown saying the camping ban is in place and anyone in need of services can call 211. Police say there have not been sent to any calls to enforce the camping ban as of 11:00 Thursday morning…

Data Report: How the City responded to homelessness April 21-27 - Sacramento City Express

The City of Sacramento has released its weekly progress report for the City’s Incident Management Team responding to homelessness. From April 21-27, the City of Sacramento received 862 calls to 311 customer service related to unsheltered individuals. Through the work of the IMT, 939 calls were closed, meaning that either the issue was remedied, compliance was achieved, […] The post Data Report: How the City responded to homelessness April 21-27 …