Valley Water's ordinance, intended to enhance ecological and safety measures, will enforce relocation of encampments near waterways, prioritizing severe impacts to environmental health.
"The intention of the ordinance is not to result in criminalization," Bilski stated, emphasizing a successful enforcement would avoid punitive measures impacting the unhoused.
Advocates express concerns this ordinance neglects long-term solutions for the unhoused, prioritizing environmental aesthetics while disregarding the welfare of vulnerable individuals.
"It's the environment over the lives of our senior citizens, because you are pushing them into nothing," said Shaunn Cartwright, highlighting the harsh implications of enforcement.
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