Tensions were high during a Phoenix City Council meeting on Apr. 5, as people affected by mobile home park evictions demand to speak, after city council members asked to skip public comments.
Emotions erupt during a Phoenix City Council meeting on Apr. 5 from residents who were affected by mobile home park evictions in the Valley. FOX 10's Brian Webb has more on what happened.Emotions erupt during a Phoenix City Council meeting on Apr. 5 over possible evictions at three mobile home park sites in within the city.in September 2022. At the time, we reported that due to redevelopment plans, residents would be evicted if they failed to leave the area by Apr. 1, 2023.
"It's pretty sad they're making us get out of our home," said Dennis Huddleston, who has lived at Weldon Court for 31 years, in an interview on Mar. 31. Tempers flared during the meeting when nearly half of the councilmembers voted to not hear public comments. The councilmembers asked to skip public comment, after hearing seven hours of testimony.
After that request, several people began shouting at the council, demanding to be heard. Many of the more vocal people were escorted out of the building by police, while others shouted out at different times during the meeting. During the meeting, some councilmembers suggested a moratorium on evictions, in order to give those affected a few more months to find a solution. City staff, however, says a moratorium on evictions is illegal under state law.
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