BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston officials removed 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 had to be out by 6 a.m. for cleanup. Boston Public Health Commission workers could later be seen dismantling the tents and collecting garbage.
Officials have said that people will be offered places at homeless shelters or referred to other services.
Some living in the tents who were wanted for criminal activity were picked up and taken to a court hearing at the nearby South Bay House of Correction.
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.
Tents leaning on a building that was in need of emergency construction were also removed last week.
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