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Downtown businesses urge action over encampments near Quirky Books; administration cites legal limits and cleanup efforts
Summary
Business owners near Quirky Books on Jefferson told the City Council they face repeated illegal camping, drug paraphernalia and vandalism that have harmed operations, while the administration said it issued citations and is coordinating code enforcement, APD and cleanup efforts.
Multiple downtown business owners and residents told the Albuquerque City Council on Monday that a property near Jefferson and Central known as Quirky Books has become a magnet for illegal camping and drug activity, creating sanitation and safety problems that are affecting daily operations.
Speakers from neighboring businesses and educational programs described daily needle finds, feces, broken windows, and violent and unsanitary activity spilling onto adjacent lots and into private parking areas. Edward Fitzgerald, identifying himself as a neighbor on Jefferson just north of Central, said the property “has allowed illegal camping of homeless and has created unsanitary conditions around the entire neighborhood,” listing…
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