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Wilmington leaders press for action on encampments, cite strain from drop-offs at My Father’s Kitchen
Summary
City officials, public commenters and the law director debated rising encampments, petty crime and the role of local social service agencies; council members said nuisance ordinances will be considered while the law director warned against targeting a religious nonprofit for enforcement.
Mayor Haley and city staff told Wilmington City Council on (date not specified) that an increase in encampments, transient residents and related petty crime has saturated downtown public spaces and strained police resources.
At a council meeting presentation, city staffer Mike Clifton described repeated incidents—dumping, drug use along the bike trail and encampments at South Park—that he said accompany an influx of transient residents. Clifton said some multi-tenant homes near downtown had been converted into high-occupancy rentals and estimated “it was over $350,000 a year” in revenue tied to one such property based on occupancy, a figure he presented to illustrate incentives he said can…
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