Officials also pointed to holiday food donations dropped off and left in the open as a rat-magnet, and culprit for pushing the situation to a breaking point.
, Harrisburg officials said Friday they won’t be able to stop residents from returning to the area once it’s been deep-cleaned.
City officials do not want people living under the bridge, but they now publicly acknowledge they cannot prevent them from doing so. City Spokesman Matt Maisel said the only time residents will be prevented from living under the bridge is during the deep-clean. “Legality is important here, because when our Public Works team no longer deems this area hazardous, it’s not our place to say you can’t live here,” Maisel said. “We’re certainly not advocating that, because we are concerned that down the line, similar issues will arise, and we hope during this time that individuals use the resources being made available to them by the Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness to find alternative living arrangements.
The situation under the bridge reached a breaking point several weeks ago, when city officials said sanitation workers doing their usual, twice-weekly cleanup were nearly bitten by large rats jumping out of trash cans and large bins.
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