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Homeless have until Oct. 21 to vacate Queen City Bridge
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Gainesville Police Department Deputy Chief Jay Parrish hands out information to homeless individuals Monday under the Queen City Bridge in Gainesville. The homeless have been given until Oct. 21 to vacate the location, at which time signs and barricades will be placed to keep them from returning. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Tensions ran high as Gainesville Police moved Monday afternoon to begin clearing a homeless encampment beneath the Queen City Bridge. “They’re not taking my family from me,” Leon Hines, perhaps the longest resident of the encampment, said while vowing to fight the city’s plans. “I’m not going anywhere.”