"No Trespassing Signs" Going Up At Tent City Under I-45
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has agreed to place "no trespassing" signs on the property beneath Interstate-45, near downtown Dallas.
It's a move, according to city council member Tiffani Young, that means police can ticket anyone who's there. It also means the end is near for the so-called tent city, where many homeless people live.
Managed by the city and local homeless advocacy groups, several council members are concerned about the city footing the bill for dumpsters and port-a-pottys under the bridge.
Some downtown residents have also expressed their displeasure with the lack of safety, obvious signs of drug use and criminal element at the tent encampments.
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