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AOT officials say encampments on transportation property are growing and costly
Summary
AOT told the committee that homelessness and abandoned vehicles on agency property are increasing, that staff coordinate with human services to help people and that removal of abandoned campers can cost roughly $3,500–$6,000 each.
Members of the legislative transportation committee pressed the Agency of Transportation on Jan. 8 about a rising number of homeless encampments and abandoned vehicles on AOT property and the staff time and expenses required to address them.
Secretary Joe Flynn and maintenance directors described repeated encounters at park‑and‑ride lots and rest areas where people live in vehicles or leave large amounts of junk. Flynn said AOT staff try to respond with humanitarian…
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