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City outlines ongoing outreach, cleanups and park work after Stanbury Park encampments
Summary
City officials, parks staff and police described recent cleanups at Stanbury Park, new social‑work hires, a warming‑center response and plans to clear invasive plants to reduce campsites and improve visibility.
Assistant City Manager Virginia Talent told the Cincinnati Healthy Neighborhoods Committee the city has continued weekly outreach after large cleanups at Stanbury Park and near the Mount Washington welcome sign and that the administration has scaled its team supporting encampment outreach.
“we've been serving upwards of 200 people at a warming center and over the Rhine,” Talent said, describing the temporary warming‑center response during recent cold weather and the city’s effort to link people to shelter and other services. She also said the city had hired an additional social worker and that staff would continue outreach until the problem is resolved to the administration’s satisfaction.
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