Denver Mayor Mike Johnston visited a large homeless encampment on Thursday, talking with people that by Friday morning will be ordered to move along as part of the first sweep he has ordered since taking office.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston visited a large homeless encampment in the 2200 block of Stout Street on Thursday afternoon, talking with and shaking the hands of people that by Friday morning will be ordered to move along as part of the first sweep authorized under the Johnston administration.
But in this case, the cleanup effort couldn’t wait, according to the city. A rat infestation has been identified in the camp, something Johnston said presented a health and safety risk to the people living there and the surrounding neighborhood. Health and safety concerns, along with encampments that are blocking public rights of way or trespassing on private property, are factors that the administration has identified for triggering sweeps even without housing to offer.
As part of another change aimed at making the process less painful for people living on the street, Friday’s cleanup is scheduled to begin after 7 a.m. Under Hancock, sweeps often would begin before dawn with police officers and other city employees rousing people from their sleep to gather their meager possessions and move on.
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