Penn Valley Park camp for those experiencing homelessness to clear soon

Penn Valley Park homeless camp to clear soon

REPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ JOINS US LIVEFROM CITY HALL.ANDRES --WHILE THE CAN ISGETTING KICKEDOW DTHE ROAD HERE AT CITYHALL"WE'RE TD OLONLY MATTER OF TIMEBEFORE THE LATEST CAMPOVER AT PENN VALLEYPARK GETS CLEARED.A PARK RANGER KEPT ANEYE ON THE DOZEN OR SOTENTS NEAR THE SCOUTSTATUE THAT THEHOUSELESS PITCHEONDSUNDAY AFTER THEYWERE CLEARED OUT OFWESTPORTAND BUSSED HERE.A DECISION SEEMILY NNGONE KNOWS WHO MADE INTHE FIRST PLACE.THE INTERIM KCMO PARDIRECTOR, ROOSEVELTLYONS, TOLD KSHB 41NEWS OVER THONPHWEDNESDAY HISDEPARTMENT DIDN'TAUTHORIZE THEENCAMPMENT.HE LEARNED ABOUT ITWHEN PEOPLE LIVINGNEAR BY REACHEOUDJerry Katlin/President of theHomeowners Association atOne Park Pla/ ceTherare some that areconcerned about the effect onproperty values.

But themajority of the residents areconcerned about the nature ofthe safety and the location ofthe camps and whether theyare conducive to living.WE REACHED OUT TO THECITY ASKING:WHAT'S NEXT FOR THECAMP AT PENN VALLEYPARK?WHO MADE THE DECIOISTO BUS THEM THERE?AND HOW WAS THATDECISION MADE?"A SPOKESPERSON SENTUS A STEMENT TOUTINGTHEIR EFFORTS WITHPARTNER AGENCIESO TCONNECT THE HOUSELESSWITHSERVICES...REMINDEDTHEM NOT TO LITTER...BUTIGNORED OUR DICTREQUESTIONS ABOUT HOWTHEY ENDED UP THERE.Jerry Katl/President of theHomeowners Association atOne Park Pla/ ceI think toontinue to pushpeople in different locationsisn't fair.KCMO PARKS SAYSTHEY'LL BE ENFORCINGCITY LAWS INCLUDING THEPARKS' OPERATING HOURS5 A-M TO MIDNIGHT TOPREVENT TH CURRENTENCAMPMENT FROMGROWING.Pastor Steve Neal/Volunteer/You know, it removes dignity.When the city comes in andbulldozes campsVOLUNTEERS LIKE PASTORSTEVE NEAL WHOCONTINUE TO SUPPTTHE GROUP FEEL THEHOTEL PROGRAM FELLSHORT.Pastor Steve Neal/Volueentthere was a lot of effort wentinto this 90 day thing.

And itappeared to me that MayorLucas made a good faitheffort, but I'm not for surewhathappened at the endAshlea Handy/Staying atcamp/AH: everybody wants to knowwhat's going on with themayor anwhy hasn't heshowed up because we wantto talk to him.AGWhat would y touell him ifhe visited the camp?AH: We want to know whathappened.

Where's althemoney going?

Why are we stillout here and not in anapartment or in houses likethey promised?SO ACCORDING TO THEINTERIM PARKS DIRECTORHERE IN THE NEXT DAY OTWO...THEY'LL NOTIFY THOSESTAYING THE PENN VALLEYCAMP ABOUT THE CITYLAWS.THEY'LL ASK THEM TORELOCATE..GIVE THEM SOME TIME TOCLEAR OUT IF THEYDON'T--POLICE WILL MOSTLIKELY GET CALLED IN TOHELP THEM MOVE THEMALONG.LIVE IN KANSAS CY.ITANDRES GUTIERREZ.

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