Marin encampment residents could lose property in cleanup efforts

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Homelessness,Marin County

Marin County was given the greenlight on Thursday by a federal judge to keep managing an encampment of recreational vehicles along Binford Road by removing residents' personal property for storage or disposal.

Marin County was given the greenlight on Thursday by a federal judge to keep managing an encampment of recreational vehicles along Binford Road by removing residents' personal property for storage or disposal.Legal representatives for encampment residents filed a request for a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, seeking to stop the county from clearing the area.

Efforts to provide services and rehousing options were adopted by the Board of Supervisors in August. By December the encampment had been reduced to 101 residents and 132 vehicles. As of Friday, a county spokesperson said there were 90 people living at the encampment at 50 sites.A grant in April for more than $3.7 million from the state's Encampment Resolution Fund is bolstering the county's plan to house residents.

 

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