A major redrawing of where it would be legal for those experiencing homelessness to camp is up for debate by the Tacoma City Council. FOX13
A proposed ordinance could mean banning unsanctioned encampments within 10 blocks of shelters operated by the city. Proponents said it would help channel people into much-needed programs, but opponents said it’s just pushing the problem down the road—literally.
"People are just setting up camp wherever they feel like it," said Samuel Jackson, who works at a local shelter. Others question if pushing encampments outside that 10-block buffer is a solution towards addressing homelessness in the city. The Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness wrote in a statement to FOX 13 News, "We continue to urge the City to focus its efforts on solutions to homelessness rather than regulations that would primarily criminalize access to the basic human need for shelter and place to sleep within our community.
Pierce County deputies swept a notorious homeless encampment in Parkland and made several arrests last week.
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