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Gainesville resident urges council to remove large encampment near Atlanta Highway
Summary
At the Jan. 21 Gainesville Mayor and Council meeting, resident Scott Wright said a sprawling homeless encampment behind homes off Atlanta Highway is unsafe and unsanitary and asked the council to remove it; council members acknowledged the problem but said an immediate removal was not guaranteed and that staff are working on solutions.
At the Gainesville Mayor and Council meeting Jan. 21, resident Scott Wright told elected officials a large homeless encampment behind homes off Atlanta Highway has become “unsafe and unsanitary” and asked the council to remove it or post police at the site.
Wright, who gave his address as 1086 Glenwood Drive, said he has owned property near Atlanta Highway for 35 years and described the site as an “encampment where there is no order or rule of law.” “Human waste and garbage is…
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