Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is planning to close a large encampment of 140 people due to safety concerns, but there is no housing available for the residents. The city has previously provided housing for those displaced by sweeps, but the encampment has grown too large to accommodate everyone. The mayor intends to move the residents to other locations temporarily until housing units become available.
The city has no housing for the 140 people at the encampment, but residents are worried about their neighborhood's safety.
The La Alma encampment will be swept on April 16, seven days from when a notice was posted on Tuesday, April 9. (The City of Denver has to give one week's notice before a sweep, per a “We’ve all had stolen lights from our yards, broken locks from our electrical outlets, knives in our driveways, dumpsters set on fire,” Jason Nutile, a La Alma resident, tellsJohnathan Douglas, was murdered by a homeless manJohnston told Bly that the city is closing the encampment over safety concerns."It's not safe for you," he added."It's not safe for the residents. It's not safe for the folks living in the encampment.
The mayor says he would have preferred to wait until housing opened up before conducting the sweep, but it grew too fast and became a public health and safety hazard before his newest homeless resolution initiative, "We apologize for being in the way, but we don't know where else to go or what else to do," Mitzen says."I definitely don't want to be out here. We need help. I don't know what kind of help we need."
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston Encampment Housing Safety Concerns
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