Judge Orders Phoenix’s Largest Homeless Encampment to Be Permanently Cleared Out in 45 Days
A judge recently ordered the city of Phoenix, Arizona, to permanently clear out a homeless encampment known as “the Zone” by November 4.
On Wednesday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney issued a ruling on a lawsuit filed by Phoenix residents and business owners concerning the city’s largest homeless encampment. They claimed Phoenix “created, maintained, and/or failed to abate a public nuisance.”
According to the Goldwater Institute, more than 1,000 unhoused people reside in the Zone, sleeping in makeshift tents on the sidewalks. However, a count conducted just last week put the number closer to 500, according to KPNX.
Residents have reported seeing open-air drug use, public sex, defecation, and urination, the law firm stated. In addition, the area around the Zone has experienced an uptick in violent crimes, including shootings, stabbings, and rapes, the Goldwater Institute claimed. (Read more from “Judge Orders Phoenix’s Largest Homeless Encampment to Be Permanently Cleared Out in 45 Days” HERE)
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