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The City of Bellingham will support private property owners in clearing and logging a 40-acre homeless encampment“Beginning in August, the City of Bellingham will support private property owners as they clear and log the site of the large, forested homeless encampment located near Walmart in north Bellingham.”
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The encampment will be near Walmart in north Bellingham“The large, long-standing homeless encampment near Walmart, shown here in March 2024, will soon be cleared, logged and replanted by the property owners with support and assistance from the City of Bellingham, Whatcom County and service providers.”
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The cleanup will start in August“Beginning in August, the City of Bellingham will support private property owners as they clear and log the site of the large, forested homeless encampment located near Walmart in north Bellingham.”
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The encampment is estimated to house 150 residents“The unsanctioned encampment between East Stuart Road, Kellogg Road and James Street has an estimated 150 or so residents and spans 40 acres, mostly private property.”
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The encampment has been located between East Stuart Road, Kellogg Road and James Street on private property“The unsanctioned encampment between East Stuart Road, Kellogg Road and James Street has an estimated 150 or so residents and spans 40 acres, mostly private property.”
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The encampment has been located on private property for an extended period“The unsanctioned encampment between East Stuart Road, Kellogg Road and James Street has an estimated 150 or so residents and spans 40 acres, mostly private property.”
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City officials stated the cleanup aims to address health and safety risks“City officials say the goal of the cleanup is not to “solve homelessness or the many complex issues that contribute to it,” according to a letter to the King Mountain Neighborhood Association. Instead, it is an attempt to address health and safety risks, criminal activity and environmental damage that have developed on the properties as a result of the long-standing, entrenched encampment . ”
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City officials stated the cleanup aims to address criminal activity“City officials say the goal of the cleanup is not to “solve homelessness or the many complex issues that contribute to it,” according to a letter to the King Mountain Neighborhood Association. Instead, it is an attempt to address health and safety risks, criminal activity and environmental damage that have developed on the properties as a result of the long-standing, entrenched encampment . ”
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City officials stated the cleanup aims to address environmental damage“Instead, it is an attempt to address health and safety risks, criminal activity and environmental damage that have developed on the properties as a result of the long-standing, entrenched encampment . ”
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City officials stated the cleanup does not aim to solve homelessness“City officials say the goal of the cleanup is not to “solve homelessness or the many complex issues that contribute to it,” according to a letter to the King Mountain Neighborhood Association.”
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King Mountain neighbors expressed concerns about violent crimes“King Mountain neighbors have said they’re concerned for their own safety and for the welfare of the people living outdoors, worried about the violent crimes known to be happening in the camp, and disgusted by the health hazards of human waste and toxic fires.”
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King Mountain neighbors expressed concerns about health hazardsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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King Mountain neighbors expressed concerns about human waste within the encampmentNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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King Mountain neighbors expressed concerns about toxic fires within the encampment“King Mountain neighbors have said they’re concerned for their own safety and for the welfare of the people living outdoors, worried about the violent crimes known to be happening in the camp, and disgusted by the health hazards of human waste and toxic fires.”
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After residents leave, a logging company will build access roads“After encampment residents have left the site, a logging company will build access roads and prepare the properties for cleanup and timber harvest.”
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After residents leave, the logging company will prepare the properties for cleanup“After encampment residents have left the site, a logging company will build access roads and prepare the properties for cleanup and timber harvest.”
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After residents leave, the logging company will prepare the properties for timber harvest“After encampment residents have left the site, a logging company will build access roads and prepare the properties for cleanup and timber harvest.”