Resident says encampment near high school included person wanted for sex crimes, urges exploring funding options

A resident told the meeting that people living on property near the high school were trespassing and that one person identified at the camp "was wanted for sex crimes." The speaker said the location involved property "that Brad Arndt had set up" and described earlier instances of people allegedly "illegally squatting" in a Chestnut Street house.

The account was presented during public remarks; the transcript does not identify the meeting body, the date, or the speaker by name. The resident framed the comments as factual context and warned against treating the issue only as a political matter.

"Identifying them led to the fact that one person was wanted," the resident said, arguing that the discovery illustrated public-safety concerns tied to the encampment. The speaker added that some of the people living camped near the high school had been homeless and that they had been trespassing on the property.

The resident also urged officials to "at least explore this to collect funds," saying: "for me if I don't at least explore this to collect funds, I think it would be irresponsible." The transcript does not specify who would collect the funds, the intended use of the funds, or any next steps taken by the governing body or staff.

The remarks mixed first-hand descriptions of locations (Chestnut Street; the property described as set up by Brad Arndt) with assertions about criminal status. The transcript contains no recorded responses, corroboration, or formal motions arising from this statement.

Next steps were not recorded in the transcript: no motion, referral, or vote is noted and the meeting body is not identified in the provided text.