Denver city officials are facing criticism from activists after removing homeless camps near the baseball stadium ahead of the Colorado Rockies' opening day.
the city of Denver spent between $41,679 and $104,201 per homeless person per year. But activists believe the city should increase housing availability for those on the streets and provide more services like trash pickup to camps in the meantime.
"The sweeps need to stop," homeless activist Amy Beck told Denver7."And we need to provide some basic sanitation to the camps. We need to do trash removal and provide bathrooms and access to clean water." The city of Denver removed a group of people who had settled around the intersections of 22nd St. and Champ St. on April 30, 2020.Residents will vote next week to elect a new mayor, with a runoff in June if necessary. Candidate Kelly Brough, who led the packed field in"We all know sweeps don’t work, moving a tent across a border, pretending we solved someone’s problem, it doesn’t work,"Hannah Ray Lambert is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.
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