St. Paul Moves to Clear Homeless Camps | Duluth News

St. Paul is set to clear homeless encampments starting August 5, beginning with the large Pig’s Eye Park camp, citing urgent health and safety risks like fires, assaults, and overdoses — and aiming to move people into support services before winter. While the mayor says the plan minimizes disruption and gave advance notice, service providers are concerned about the lack of shelter options, warning residents may scatter to harder-to-reach areas. The city promises daily outreach and is exploring ways to expand shelter capacity, but experts stress that clearing camps alone won’t fix the root problem: a severe shortage of affordable housing. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4b66f6e0c8f0348e