People’s Park in Tacoma to close for a week for clean up of homeless encampment
People’s Park in Hilltop will close for clean up of hazardous waste left behind from a homeless encampment, the city of Tacoma announced in a press release Monday night.
The park will close Tuesday evening and is expected to remain closed through early next week.
Tacoma police posted 72-hour notices Friday warning that enforcement of the city’s park code, including prohibiting walled structures such as tents, would begin this week.
As of Monday, tents were still set up on park property.
Enforcement of park code will begin “a half hour after dusk when the park closes to day-use” on Tuesday, the release stated.
The city is continuing to confirm shelter availability daily and has identified shelter capacity for the 38 individuals who have been living at the People’s Park encampment, staff said.
This story was originally published January 7, 2020 at 5:30 AM.
