The City of Antioch has two less homeless encampments to deal with after code enforcement cleared out camps Monday morning.
The city removed a camps on I Street and 6th as well as at A Street and 6th after walking the waterfront area last week to observe multiple transient encampments. The garbage was so great on A and 6th that two bulldozers were required and multiple dump trucks were used.
Residents for months have been frustrated with the encampments at the two locations and had been featured on the Facebook group Cleaning Up Antioch, One Home At A Time with several photographs.
Ryan Graham, Antioch’s deputy economic development director, explained Monday that since the property was city owned, the city had changed its procedures on dealing with the homeless and transients which is what caused the delay. The city provided a weeks notice along with documents containing information on shelters and services offered by the County and Non-Profits.
City Manager Weekly Report
Last weeks report by Steve Duran went out Friday highlighted Antioch had provided notice and were making efforts to clean up the encampments around town. Here is a look at his notes:
Illegal homeless encampment actions:
- Vacant transient encampment at 6th and I ST posted with notice to clean property.
- Posted transient encampment at A and 6th with notice to clean property. A resource handout was provided to occupants.
- Walked the water front area for transient encampments. It appears several encampments in the area have moved out. One encampment was located.
- Made contact with two transient living behind Longs onDelta Fair Blvd. They were provided with a resource handout.
- Made contact with two people sleeping in the parking lot at W 19thStreet.
Overall, here is a look at the Code Enforcement Numbers from last week
Code Enforcement:
- 22 New Cases Open
- 14 Cases Closed
- 50 Inspections
- 6 Citations
- 3 Posted Sub-Standard
- 2 Demands to Title for Cost recovery
- 7 Demands to Property Owners for cost recovery
- 58 Special Assessment Liens recorded
- 9 Prepare and Record Release of Lien
- 32 Phone messages on complaint line
- 12 Web reports
3 comments
Homeless I feel your pain. It’s a hard world out there. with that said its difiticult to under stand why you leave so much garbage for others to clean up.Is it to much to ask you to take some of your crap to a Safeway dumpster?
How can nothing become so much? Look on A street at the railroad tracks. There is an encampment there on the edge of the road on r/r property.
Awesome work.. one small step at a time.
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