Su Libby said the homeless encampment on the Pantano Wash near Speedway and Kolb has not gotten cleaned up by the City of Tucson, but the City told her they cleaned it up 3 times.
TUCSON, Ariz. — If you walk or ride your bike on the Loop in Tucson along the Pantano Wash, you might find Su Libby walking or cleaning up trash.
She used to volunteer to clean up creeks when she lived in Oregon and she said she saw a lot encampments over there. She’s worried about the effects the trash around the encampment will have on the environment, so she contacted the City of Tucson in the middle of January, sending them pictures of the trash in and around it.They told her on December 22 of last year they cleaned up the encampment. Libby said the City told her a few days later on December 29 they attempted outreach to the residents living there.She said the City told her on January 19 thy they cleaned it up again.
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