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Two state lawmakers proposing bills to end sweeps of homeless encampments

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation October 10, 2023

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A man carries his belongings from a tent site last month as Portland police and city employees clear a homeless encampment at the Fore River Parkway Trail. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer, file Lawmakers from Portland and Bangor want to end the practice of periodically clearing homeless encampments by creating sanctioned sites for camping on public land or by simply prohibiting the sweeps. The proposals are being brought forward by Rep. Grayson... + full article



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