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Gainesville officials plan to clear homeless camp under Queen City Bridge next week
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The homeless camp underneath the Queen City Parkway bridge in January was home to five to 10 people at any given time. Now, violence has increased and Gainesville officials plan to clear the encampment.
Gainesville Police plan to clear a homeless encampment located under the Queen City Bridge beginning Monday after a request from the Georgia Department of Transportation, which owns the right of way. City officials said they are working with local nonprofits, shelters and missions that support area homeless to coordinate the sweep and offer mental health, substance abuse and housing services to those in need. The police action comes at a time when reports of violence at the camp, where about a dozen or so men and women reside at any given time, have grown more frequent.