As Minneapolis encampment fires increase, residents want city to step up

City crews are working to clean up what's left behind from Monday’s encampment fire in south Minneapolis. Meanwhile, a coalition of neighbors — with and without homes — are letting their voices be heard.

[muhlenberg]

Judging from the discarded needles, nonstop thefts, fights, prostitution and other ills that these camps bring to the neighborhood; the denizens of these places have problems that are much more deeply seated than mere lack of funds. If the city provided free housing that would not solve the root problems.

[zamdrist]

I don't think building the affordable housing is the problem, that would be the easiest part. The hard part would be finding the people to run the facilities. You would need security and crisis and drug counselors. People aren't going to volunteer to do that. They''ll want to be paid well.

[stevechristen]

It was Jacob Frey who said that he would end homelessness in Minneapolis by 2025 and here we are with the problem getting worse by the minute. 😢

[robh]

The city leaders they voted for to have more of the same??

[krumet]

in many cases, some people simply do not want help for what ever reason, but that doesn't mean we should stop trying to help them.

[chachis-censored]

Christopher Daniels should buy some property and pay out of his pocket to build cheap, safe housing for those people if he is so concerned about them.

[JayBee-crjm]

Walz is going to blame Reagan for this even though Walz is in charge and Reagan has been dead for 20 years.

[SuzieD-uqgn]

We need actual affordable housing. Homeless people have to start somewhere. Finland has managed to figure it out we should look to them for a new plan.