CVCAA: City plans to remove ‘Tent City’ homeless camp

Aaron McGuire
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SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The City of San Angelo is planning to remove the ‘Tent City’ homeless encampment located near 14th Street and 11th Street after multiple businesses and residents in the area raised complaints.

According to the Concho Valley Community Action Agency, the abatement is scheduled for Monday, May 6, at 7 a.m. At that time, City crews and San Angelo Police Department officers will work to remove people from the undeveloped land the camp is on. Afterward, heavy equipment will be used to remove any tents and debris left at the camp.

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The agency will have a station near the campsite during the clear-out to help those living at the campsite to make copies of their important documents, which can be stored at West Side Baptist Church.

After the initial abatement, crews will “begin to clear out camps along the river up to Kirby Park” on May 27, according to CVCAA.

The approximate location of the homeless encampment is indicated by the small gray marker near the center of the image. Image courtesy of Google.
The approximate location of the homeless encampment is indicated by the small gray marker near the center of the image. Image courtesy of Google.

In an interview conducted with Jason Priddy, case manager for West Texas Counseling & Guidance, it was stated that the removal effort comes after multiple businesses and residents near the camp raised complaints to the City.

“The City understood that it was there. The problem was that the surrounding areas were complaining about it,” Priddy said. “Once they start complaining about it, the City has to do something about it. It almost became out of the City’s hands to begin with, and then it just escalated. We just weren’t able to get stuff going before it happened.”

Concho Valley Homepage staff have reached out to the San Angelo Police Department and the City for comments but were unable to receive any additional information prior to publication.

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