Posted on 11/04/2023 7:55:25 PM PDT by libh8er
The city of Phoenix has cleared out its largest homeless encampment and displaced thousands of people after a court ruling declared the camp a 'public nuisance'.
City officials successfully finished their clean-up of 'The Zone,' a 15-block homeless encampment near downtown, at the cost of $20 million and moved nearly 2,000 people out of the area.
The sweep comes after a judge imposed a November 4 deadline to remove tents, trash and makeshift structures and told the city to find alternative housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Some of the people who were displaced had lived in the area for years and were hesitant to leave. Still, data shows that a majority accepted the change and went straight to city housing to be reconnected with families or enter treatment programs.
The city also opened a $13 million campsite in an empty lot nearby, with shaded tent shelters, food, bathrooms and showers housing 300 people who choose to or cannot stay inside.
The process of removing the encampment was done block-by-block. People are not allowed to return and may face a criminal charge if they do.
Streets were closed a block away from where officials were working, something not done in any previous cleanup. Metal bollards and chains that were installed along sidewalks had been ripped out by city employees.
Police began to tell people living in The Zone that the area was closed and said: 'You have to move. We already told you'.
Those who refused to leave were forcefully removed from the area, which also resulted in the arrest of a 32-year-old man with a felony warrant.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“displaced”????
you dont just “displace” 2000 people. Wtaf?
Dis placed TO some of-the new “towns” of multi story units they been building over the recent years. Its all been in-the plan.
Soylent Green..”Is people”..
They cleared out 2000 people, and built a new campground that houses 300 people.
Which is evidence that the government can’t do math.
The new campground cost $13M. For 300 people. Which is over $40,000 for each homeless person to live in a tent.
Which is evidence that government can’t think at all.
Soylent Green..”Is people”..
Street view....
Africans would say “That luxury housing is really something over there.”
The 10 Poorest Countries in Africa (by 2020 GDP per capita)
Burundi ($771)
Somalia ($875)
Central African Republic ($980)
Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1,131)
Niger ($1,263)
Mozambique ($1,297)
Liberia ($1,428)
Malawi ($1,568)
Madagascar ($1,593)
Chad ($1,603)
Africa is the poorest continent on Earth.....Out of 26 countries ranked by the World Bank as low income economies, 22 are in Africa. These rankings refer to the very poorest countries in the world.
From World Population Review website.
We can count our blessings we weren’t born over there.
What, no reparation expectation?
This article paints a rosy picture, but one of the comments claims that 200 drug addicts were moved by the city of Phoenix to Show Low, AZ last week and that city is currently being overwhelmed by the problem.
That area will need to be watched and actively protected, or most of these people will circle around and head right back.
Sort of the way dirty birds will do when someone hoses down their giant mess nests.
2 quotes in this story stood out to me:
“data shows that a majority accepted the change and went straight to city housing to be reconnected with families or enter treatment programs.”
So, they were just WAITING for this to happen? “You know, I love my family, but as long as I can sleep in this tent when it’s 120F, I’ll just stay here”. HUH?
And
“housing 300 people who choose to or cannot stay inside.” What kinda person “Cannot stay inside”? Feral?
Dontcha just love the efforts some "journalists" undertake to shift blame?
Regards,
I would question the Show Low story. To move from Phoenix over....it’s 175 miles. This time of year? They start having a decent winter in Show Low...it’d be the wrong place to relocate to for homeless addicts.
dont argue with me,do some research on the early explorers accounts of what they saw from the african peoples.
Stole your post to put out elsewhere....
These people stole the election right from under her, and the people of AZ didn't do jack, so they deserve to become a suburb of California.
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