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Resident presses county over homeless encampment and offers to bid on cleanup
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Summary
Albert Mercer asked commissioners for an update on a county-owned parcel near Mount Mahal Park that he says is occupied by people living outdoors and littered with waste; he asked how to proceed with cleanup and offered to bid on the property.
Albert Mercer told the commissioners that more than six weeks after raising the issue he had received no follow-up about a county parcel near Mount Mahal Park where people are camping and leaving trash, human waste and animal waste along the riverbank. “They're still habitating. They've still got their ***** matter and their piss and their dog crap and the trash littering up our our riverbank,” Mercer said.
Mercer asked what process is open for citizen complaints and said his attorney could provide paperwork similar to filings used in Haywood County. He asked whether he could bid to clean the parcel and requested clear instructions on how the county wants him to proceed before the next meeting.
Commissioners did not record an immediate decision; Mercer asked for a response and offered to submit a bid or legal paperwork to begin the cleanup process.
