A Washington, D.C., councilwoman called for a delay in the clearing of a homeless encampment at McPherson Square.
The National Park Service moved its planned clearing from mid-April to Feb. 15, which D.C. Councilwoman Brianne Nadeau said does not provide"residents" enough time to find alternative housing options."Some of them arrived there after being pushed out of other encampments cleared by the city," Nadeau said in a statement."Even those who have obtained vouchers are highly unlikely to be able to move into new housing before they are forcibly evicted on February 15.
As McPherson Square is on federal land, the National Park Service is in charge of clearing it but must rely on D.C. officials to provide aid, such as housing vouchers. NPS recently cleared a similar encampment at Scott Circle. That led to an increase in residents at the McPherson Square camp. However, D.C. officials were unable to provide"specific examples of encampment residents endangering service providers or clinicians," per a Washington Post report.
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