The expanding homeless encampment in the Highland Park neighborhood of Seattle has continued to anger neighbors after an inflatable swimming pool was installed.
A city worker picks up trash next to graffiti on 4th Avenue in Seattle on March 9, 2022. The city has recently struggled with an uptick in homelessness and violent crime.
"I never dreamed I would have to worry about things like this when I was 72, but times have changed. As elderly people, especially, we should not have to worry about our possessions or our lives," Egge chimed in. In the spring, the encampment only included a handful of RVs. Now, that number has grown to at least 15 vehicles.
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