Fort Smith strikes in opposition to homeless by banning tent dwellings on personal property

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette stories that, starting in the present day, the town of Fort Smith is banning tents and tenting tools on personal property with out an proprietor’s consent.

Mentioned a metropolis information launch:

“We want for all who dwell throughout the metropolis limits to be secure, have enough safety from climate and entry to the required amenities for hygiene functions. A tent doesn’t meet the factors of dwelling unit which is required to be related to metropolis water and sewer.”

Uh huh. This much less about hygiene than rousting the homeless.

Good luck with that. From Monica Brich’s article, quoting Chris Joannides, govt director of the Hope Campus, which serves homeless folks:

“I’m of the idea that the parents that keep outdoors will proceed to remain outdoors, no matter a ‘tent ban’. This choose group of oldsters will simply transfer upstream once more, so to talk, and keep out of the visible sights.”

It’s a sophisticated situation, Joannides stated. Certainly.