In Pueblo, city is cleaning up homeless camps over concerns from some community members

By Carolynn Felling | Fox 21 News

The City of Pueblo, along with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, is currently cleaning up homeless camps along Fountain Creek, as of Wednesday, Sept. 4, but not everyone is on board.

Some people are worried the cleanup could displace around one hundred people, but Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham argues she only saw around five people camped in these areas when she walked through the camps last week.

“[What] the city is doing, is using this as an excuse to displace unhoused people from their homes,” says Dr. Xan Kellogg a volunteer with Project Apollo.

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