
Atlanta clearing bridge homeless encampments | What to know - 11Alive.com
Feb 27, 2024 · ATLANTA — Atlanta announced this week stating it would begin “compassionately” decommissioning bridge encampments across various locations and hopefully moving those living under them into...
Family, activists demand pause on homeless encampment ... - FOX 5 Atlanta
Jan 24, 2025 · The family of a man killed by a truck during a sweep of a homeless encampment in Atlanta is heading to City Hall to demand officials change the policy they say led to his death.
Atlanta stops clearing homeless encampments after city truck …
Jan 27, 2025 · Atlanta plans to stop the clearing of homeless encampments after a man sleeping in his tent was killed by a city Public Works truck trying to sweep the area earlier this month.
Atlanta rethinks clearing homeless camps after a man is crushed …
Jan 31, 2025 · ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps after a man was crushed inside a tent as a bulldozer destroyed makeshift homes in preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events.
Georgia legislature: Advocates fear bill could land more homeless ...
1 day ago · ATLANTA — Georgia House Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday that would let property owners get compensated by local governments if they don't enforce bans on homeless encampments and sanctuary ...
Man killed as crews worked to clear Atlanta homeless encampment ...
Jan 16, 2025 · ATLANTA — A vigil is planned in memory of an unhoused man who was killed when Atlanta city employees attempted to clear a homeless encampment in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.
Family of homeless man killed during encampment sweep ... - FOX 5 Atlanta
Jan 28, 2025 · Loved ones of a man fatally struck by a bulldozer mid-January shared their reaction to the citywide moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps. Mayor Andre Dickens made the announcement Friday on...
Atlanta council to reevaluate homeless encampment policy
Feb 2, 2025 · The Atlanta City Council is set to vote on Feb. 3 to reevaluate its policies on clearing homeless encampments after Cornelius Taylor was crushed in his tent by a city front loader during a recent sweep.
Report: Atlanta begins removing homeless encampments from …
Feb 26, 2024 · Atlanta Police, Georgia Department of Transportation personnel, and outreach workers began an operation to clear out homeless encampments underneath city bridges on Monday. Mayor Andre Dickens pledged to clear the encampments after numerous fires believed to have been set by unhoused people have damaged bridges and closed roadways in the city.
Man killed during clearing of homeless encampment near ... - FOX 5 Atlanta
Jan 18, 2025 · A man experiencing homelessness was killed in an incident involving an Atlanta City Public Works truck while a homeless encampment was being cleared on Old Wheat Street.
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