Town of Normal orders unhoused camp to be cleared for sewer project

Housing issue becomes an environmental problem in city stormwater permit with DNR

Courtesy City of ColumbiaLitter remains from a homeless camp under a bridge along East Broadway. Courtesy City of ColumbiaLitter remains from a homeless camp under a bridge along East Broadway. Courtesy City of ColumbiaA trespassing notice hangs at a camp site along Harmony Creek. Courtesy City of ColumbiaTrash is left behind after a cleanup of a camp along Harmony Creek. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Jan. 6, an anonymous tipster told the Missouri Dep…

Amid encampment clearing, beds for unhoused are scarce

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Before San Benito County began clearing homeless encampments along the San Benito River on May 5, the only homeless shelter in town was already nearly full. The shelter is almost always at or near capacity. Temporary Assistant County Administrative Officer Manny Gonzalez told the county Board of Supervisors at a May 6 meeting that just four beds remained available in the H.O.M.E. Resource Center, which can accom…

Town of Normal orders unhoused camp to be cleared for sewer project

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) -- An unhoused camp in Normal near the AutoZone on W. Virginia Avenue needs to be cleared by June 1 for two upcoming sewer restoration projects. The number of tents in the area has grown since the fall, and there's now signage from the town of Normal ordering it to be vacated by that date. Home Sweet Home Ministries' CEO Matt Burgess said there are currently ten people living in the camp, and that the organization has a "clea…

City of Atlanta to Clear Unhoused From Pryor Street I75/I85 Encampment

The Georgia Department of Transportation in partnership with the City of Atlanta, will begin a comprehensive closure and clearing of the encampment located along Pryor Street near the I-75/85 corridor on Monday, May 5, 2025. This closure will follow the recommendations of the 2025 Task Force on Homelessness Response, which established new procedures for how the City … Continued