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Residents press Pasco County to shut down nearby homeless encampments; commissioners seek options
Summary
Multiple residents urged commissioners to close a Green Key-area homeless camp, citing fires, drug activity and safety risks; board members asked staff to meet on-site and to explore enforcement, trespass and relocation options.
Residents and nearby homeowners used the public-comment period Jan. 28 to urge Pasco County commissioners to take immediate action against a homeless encampment near Green Key Road and other East Pasco locations.
Irene Welch, who said she lives two houses from the encampment, told the board her autistic child was attacked and described on-site fires, tent camps and drug activity. Another resident, who identified herself as a fireman's wife, said tents and…
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