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Pasco commissioners press for tougher action on encampments and sweeps; staff outline protocols
Summary
Commissioners described repeated encampment, public-health and business-impact complaints and urged more aggressive enforcement and cross-agency action; code compliance outlined sweep notification protocols and staff said coordination with the sheriff is required for entry onto private property.
A sustained and often emotional discussion about homelessness, encampments and code enforcement dominated the latter portion of the Pasco County meeting.
Several commissioners urged more aggressive sweeps and enforcement in districts where residents and businesses report public-safety and sanitation problems. They described recurring camps, open defecation, and impacts to retail patrons and noted that some encampments pose fire hazards and large clean-up costs.
"When you have all the homeless people in front of their businesses because now people don't want to go in, it happens for…
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