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Notification has been requested to BPD and Street Outreach teams by Parks. The encampment is located both on private and public land.

Police and Outreach teams have been notified

S still there on May 27.

I'm glad to know camping, and having campfires is legal in these woods! The on/off road motorcycle club I'm a part of will be stoked! So close to north beach and downtown with easy trail access; doesn't get much better, plus it's free!

I knew campfires were illegal in Burlington, but to find out that its legal in the woods is great!

Another tent today; glad to see it's growing!

I'll comment the same again. trespassing, open fires , littering ? We've all seen grocery cars that cost over $100 each being pushed around , guess who is paying for these with higher prices at the food store ? Are they not stolen goods ? Why have laws that no one enforces?, I guess something to remember when it comes voting time again.

Gil, the City has to send out an advocacy group to help these people. We cant fine them or given them tickets, they have to be relocated to a safe place.

Oh, I understand, would your neighborhood be a "safe " place ??

Do you think it would be ok to clear some of the brush and start a camp ground in these woods? It's the perfect area, there's even parking at the old Burlington College and I'm sure people would pay to camp there. It would probably take till the end of the summer for anyone from the city's advocacy group to come out and ask for it to be stopped and by that time the seasons over and we've made a decent amount of tax free income anyway.

They already camp illegally where I live. I say give them 24 hours notice.

This is total lack of accountability and enforcement dictated by city hall paid for on the backs of Burlington Tax payer's. Advocacy for law breaking?, Compassion , yes, but creating laws and ordinances and then NEVER enforcing them is idiocy. This included the bicycle laws that are constantly ignored and not enforced. Time to vote out this administration.

Its the Burlington way. Selective enforcement when its convenient and a lack of accountability when failing to do your job effectively. No one wants to take responsibility.

City sprawl.

Just biked by on the trail; they're having a fire tonight. I thought open fires were illegal in Burlington without a permit, I can only assume they have a permit and enough water to put it out if it catches any of the underbrush nearby.

should be reported to PD or FD.....

There's no point in reporting it.

I hope someone from the City follows up on this very dangerous incident. A large fire could have done a lot of damage to property or persons, not to consider the work that would have to be done to put out a fire in the woods. Who would pay for that ??

Gil, not to down play the violation, but with the amount of rain we've had there is a minimal risk of a forest fire.

Its my thought that if this was called in to the fire department that they would respond, put out the fire, the fire marshal could issue for the violation and then that would stir up a concern. BFD would not want to take a chance and not respond because if something did happen it would look bad. Too bad the issue has to be pushed but it seems that no one listens sometime. SEE something, SAY something...

I agree with you Gil. They just don't to anything about these issues for months or ever.

One day short of having been reported for two months ?? No update . With the amount of concerned citizens taking the time to voice their outrage with this problem I would think that someone would be acting on this and giving us an update !

We will just have to get our own pitch forks and torches.

The necessary City Officials, as well as the Police Dept, are very much aware and monitoring this encampment. Check ins are being done regularly with the campers by a PD representative as well as social service agencies.

Lacey Smith, Yes but that doesn't mean that the City should allow them to stay. Why are we checking in to make sure they are OK when they aren't allowed to camp there?

...and the tent city expands.

The city just wants to make sure they're comfortable and have everything they need. I also lol'd at whoever made the signs on the bike path and North Ave that say "free camping but no facilities", that person is a comedic genius, in sure they'll be taken down soon unfortunately.

What a farce ! Kick them out, move them out. You put up with one and you get two, Put up with two and it goes on and on...

Id like to know if the this is BPDs way of monitoring the opiate epidemic? Certainly seems counter productive to allow illegal camping and activities.

There was yet another tent yesterday; and they have dogs. The city should provide dog food too.

Noticed a few tents have gone; still a bunch remain. Where the tents were, there's now trash; the city should send an ambassador group to clean up after them.

The camp is still setup and now they are having fires at night. I guess this means I can have a fire pit in my back yard! Nothing like a fall fire on a Friday night.

The city was sued when officials attempted to remove the campers.

The case was resolved and the camp was cleared.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2017/11/09/burlington-clears-homeless-encampment-center-aclu-lawsuit/822143001/