Slight Overkill all so AEP could cut down trees 06/14/2022 behind Great Southern Shopping Center video taken by James Stephens They sat there from 9am to 4pm Camp Sweeps Heer Park

What I'm about to write, tell and show is your Tax Dollar displacing the Houseless instead of dealing with real police issues like protecting the city from Real Crime s Columbus plans to clear homeless camp near closed Heer Park on Far South Side Mark Ferenchik Zaria Johnson The Columbus Dispatch ' Some residents in the camps not threatened with eviction also expressed frustration over poor treatment from local authorities and some staff members at the nearby Walmart, Kroger and National Storage Centers. ' Jay Chindavong, 37, said campers often are stereotyped and blamed for issues in the area, like illegal dumping that he says is the fault of locals. ' It gets easier when local organizations and residents stop by with food and supplies to help out the campers, Holbrook said, but even that is short-lived. Business owners have called the police on churches and other organizers who visit the camp to get them off the property, Holbrook said. Other times, owners or city officials will "provoke us so they have a reason to kick us out." "They think we're all drug addicts," he said. "Not all homeless people are on drugs. There's so much talent out here." '

CAMP SWEEP at Heer Park