In order to discourage homeless camps all over town and comply with a new state law, the Albany Police Department is asking the city council to authorize designated camping sites on public and church property.
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Tags: Albany municipal code, camp facilities, camp sites, camping, church property, homeless, public property
Tags: Albany municipal code, camp facilities, camp sites, camping, church property, homeless, public property
Camp sites for homeless: Some numbers
Preparations continued this week on two city-owned lots Albany officials have designated as places where homeless people can stay when they’re barred from sleeping on other public land.
Tags: camping, city lots, homeless, Jackson Street, Ninth Avenue, tent camping, vehicle camping