Harrisburg to begin cleaning bridge encampment site Tuesday

Homeless encampment under Mulberry Street bridge in HarrisburgThe City of Harrisburg plans to begin cleaning beneath the Mulberry Street bridge Tuesday morning, with city officials estimating Monday that only about five people remain at the homeless encampment.

Although the city said last week it would be directing Mulberry residents to a new city-designated camp location, it was still unclear Monday how many would be going there. Officials said no one is currently residing at the new city-sanctioned location, although the city expects to provide amenities like trash pickup and portable restrooms.

The desire of most of the homeless population, Reinford said, is getting back to living their lives “without being on the public’s radar.” What will happen after the clean up is also uncertain. Maisel had said the city would not allow anyone to return to the bridge site, that stance changed last week, with the city saying it did not have the legal power to keep anyone out after the cleaning is complete.

Maisel cautioned Monday that he is “not a lawyer,” but that the city’s understanding is that – while it can make residents move in order to solve a pressing public health and sanitation issue – it cannot indefinitely keep them off land that the city does not technically own.

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