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Interfaith is taking in 10 to 15 people a night at the open-air shelter in addition to its indoor beds. Some public comment expressed concern that the addition will draw homeless individuals to the area and leave the overflow on the streets, but Grimsley says they could comfortably take 50 to 60 more people as long as they are seeking help and go through the vetting process. Individuals in the open-air shelter have access to bathrooms and can leave at will, but most stay the whole night unless they have a job to get to. Grimsley says they have seen people accumulating near Interfaith since the city shut down a large encampment a few months ago, which prompted the temporary open-air shelter plan. ....
A U.S. District Court judge ruled in the plaintiffs favor, stating the city could not arrest or cite homeless people for sleeping outside without first checking to see if they were any available beds at an emergency shelter. In response, City Council unanimously agreed to adopt the ordinance so that it is in line with the federal ruling. Violating the right to free speech As for the newest lawsuit: In a news release, the plaintiffs said the city and its police force are criminalizing the act of asking for help. Meanwhile, people who engage in similar conduct, such as asking for petition signatures, are not targeted. ....
At least 50 homeless people were displaced last week when the City of Ocala leveled a tent city. The encampment was on city-owned land just west of Pine Avenue and north of Northeast 14th Street. There were approximately 30 tents there, and the police department had noted an increase in property and violent crime, including a stabbing the week of Jan. 25, a city spokeswoman wrote in an email to the Star-Banner. The property was overwhelmed with trash, abandoned tents, furniture, bicycle parts, broken toys, shopping carts, fire pits, wooden pallets, electronics, tires, empty beer and soda cans, and various types of broken glass and pottery. Areas of human waste were also observed, the email said. ....