City clears homeless camps

Pat Kimbrough, The High Point Enterprise, N.C.
Updated ·2 min read

May 15—HIGH POINT — High Point code enforcement officials say they're cracking down on illegal homeless camps.

So far this year, eight properties have been posted with nuisance violation notices after inspectors found makeshift shelters amid high concentrations of trash and miscellaneous junk that were deemed to constitute public health hazards.

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