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Residents and council press for action on Biloxi encampments, CSX property cleanup
Summary
Multiple council members, residents and police described persistent encampments, litter and safety concerns near CSX right-of-way and Broadwater; the council discussed cleanup options, code enforcement and coordination with CSX but took no formal action.
Residents and city officials at a Biloxi City Council meeting renewed calls for action on homeless encampments, abandoned tents and litter along rail right-of-way and at Broadwater, and discussed possible cleanups, code enforcement and coordination with CSX.
Several residents described ongoing problems in neighborhoods near the CSX corridor and Broadwater. Bob Silvestro, a resident who said he has worked with neighbors, told the council, “I walked into the woods. I paid some of the homeless. They came out and picked up the trash.” George Eldred, another resident, detailed repeated break-ins, fires and human waste in areas he said…
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