There's a heated discussion happening in the Highland Park neighborhood where someone inflated and filled a swimming pool right in the middle of a homeless camp. FOX13
There's a heated discussion happening in the Highland Park neighborhood where someone inflated and filled a swimming pool right in the middle of aFOX 13 News spoke to the woman who put the pool up, who said it was never meant to upset anyone. She said she just wanted to do something nice for the others in her community.for about six months now.
Monica says it's unfortunate people on the outside don't view this pool the same way they do, as a luxury. FOX13 asked Monica why she believes people around the community don't like the pool at the encampment. Monica told FOX 13 News she used to remodel homes. She said her old boss was caught defrauding people, and she lost her job. Now, she's homeless.
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