BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston officials are removing more tents from a homeless encampment in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard on Monday.
City workers posted notices on the tents, saying people have to be out by 6 a.m. for cleanup.
Officials have said that people will be offered places at homeless shelters or referred to other services.
Activists were on hand to help people living in the area clean out their belongings.
“I want to make sure that the homeless get into shelters,” said Diamond O’Connell, of Health Care Without Walls. “We need to get them recovered.”
Two weeks ago, Acting Mayor Kim Janey declared addiction and homelessness a public health emergency and said tents that have been set up in the area will be removed.
The order also says police will continue to enforce all laws related to drug trafficking, human trafficking, disorderly conduct, and trespassing.
“Tents are not appropriate for housing, they lack clean water and adequate facilities,” Janey said at the time. “We cannot let our most vulnerable residents continue to suffer in these encampments.”
The area, home to numerous methadone clinics and social services, has long been a haven for crime and illegal drug sales and use.
O’Connell added that there is a need for more funding for shelters in the city.
“The homeless shouldn’t be in these conditions,” she said. “We need to treat these homeless people not as addicts.”
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