People have been living in a community of patched-up RVs on the outskirts of Salt Lake City for more than a year. But last week, police officers showed up and notified them that they had 24 hours to clear out.
Michelle Peterson is unsure where she will live after Salt Lake City police move to clear the area of those camping in west Salt Lake City, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.The row of motor homes is parked on a strip of packed gravel that’s little more than a driveway, wedged between the train tracks and a fenced property for Honey Bucket portable toilet suppliers.
Renae Johnson, who’s been living in a red Jeep at the camp for the last year, said the city has warned residents of a potential cleanup before and that each time she sees the police drive up, she “gets a sick feeling, panicked.” Weisberg said the health department will eventually carry out an abatement at that site “as the camp is a violation of the law.”
Residents at the site, nicknamed the “Honey Bucket camp” by some of them, have already been forced away from other areas, especially in more heavily trafficked parts of town. Michelle Peterson, who lives in an aging Winnebago that she bought about a year ago, noted that campgrounds in the area refuse to accept older RVs, meaning that a KOA isn’t an option for most people at the Honey Bucket encampment.
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