Homeless haven is closing but help is continuing
Tramp Camp Jax will be shutting down Tuesday. The eyesore in the downtown area that has brought many complaints will be eliminated. City officials are evicting the occupants and fencing the grounds where some 150 vagrants have been camping. Local non-profit agencies are taking in the people. Contrary to some media reports, there is ample […]
Good intentions are making downtown look shabby
While city officials and civic leaders are busy discussing ways to gussie up downtown’s face, the tramp camp in the heart of downtown continues to grow. Well-intended people decided weeks ago to help the homeless people in the camp by moving them into hotels. Once homeless people learned of the plan, the population of the […]