The Arizona Republic reports that the targeted area is two blocks from the Human Services Campus, where more than a dozen homeless services nonprofits are located.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix City Council has approved the purchase of 4.2 acres of state-owned property for building a structured campground for the city’s growing homeless population.Pending council approval, the city will enter into a licensing agreement for the land with the state in August with plans to purchase the land by Oct. 1.
The state land will cost the city $5.4 million and the campground an additional $3 to $4 million per year to operate, according to the Republic.They said the planned campground would give people who aren’t ready to be at shelters a place to safely camp. It is expected to handle more than 400 people and have security, bathrooms, showers and an indoor cooling center.
City officials said the camp would be totally voluntary with the services preparing people to move to an indoor shelter or off the streets entirely.“Until we have the availability for everyone to have an indoor place, and until everyone is ready for an indoor place, this is an excellent alternative,” Rachel Milne, director of the Phoenix’s Office of Homeless Solutions, told the Republic.
The block-by-block cleanup started May 10 and continues every two or three weeks to ensure there is shelter space for everyone who has to relocate.
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