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'What Is Your Solution?': Resident Raises Concerns About Alton Public Camping Ban

1 year 8 months ago
ALTON - An Alton-area resident spoke up at Wednesday’s Alton City Council meeting to voice their concerns with an ordinance passed in November of 2023 to ban camping on public property within the City of Alton . Connor Shoburn took the podium and asked city officials multiple times what their solution is to address homelessness. “Just recently due to this ordinance, a homeless person set up a camp at Rock Spring Park, as they have very few places to go,” Shoburn said. “A citizen then called the police on them, and then the cops forced the citizen to take down their tent and leave the park, as per my understanding. “This person - where do you plan them to go? They don't have a home to go to, they don't have the ability to camp anywhere, so what is the solution that Alton is going to provide for those who are homeless?” Shoburn went on to say the ordinance seems to be “punishing homeless people for something that is not under thei

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