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Residents urge Pacific to get tougher on squatters at East Union properties
Summary
Residents described repeated break-ins, stolen utilities and overdose activity at a no-occupancy East Union building and urged the city to seek legal and enforcement changes; the committee agreed to pursue a workshop with police and state representatives to identify new tools.
Pacific — Residents and property owners told the Operations Committee on Aug. 15 that a cluster of buildings around East Union and Rose Lane has become a persistent site of trespass, drug overdoses and property damage, and they challenged the city to identify legal tools to remove occupants who ignore 'no occupancy' notices.
"We have squatters that are across from my house...they're even going into a building that is considered no occupancy," said Pat Graham, who gave his address and asked the committee to review enforcement options. Multiple neighbors described people entering a former shoe factory, tearing off shingles and boarding windows, stealing electricity and water, and leaving hypodermic needles in yards.
A resident who identified himself to…
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