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Resident warns Bellaire council of increasing encampments near Paseo Park and transit station; staff describe outreach response
Summary
A resident urged the council to act as small homeless encampments and two 'tiny home' residents are appearing near Paseo Park and the transit station; city staff and council described ongoing outreach with Metro's care unit, HPD hot team and police offers of assistance but noted constitutional limits in open parks.
Tim Sullivan, a Bellaire resident, told the council that Paseo Park tiny homes are “filling up fast” and warned of spillover to Bellaire’s transit station if downtown services are reduced.
“We are only going to get worse,” Tim Sullivan said, expressing concern that people who cannot or will not use services downtown will “hop on a metro and they'll be transported to our lovely transit station.” He…
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