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Homeless camp near Fall River rail trail demolished. Has city's ordinance been enforced?

Between 10 and 15 people were living in a homeless encampment in a wooded area near the Quequechan River Rail Trail which the city began demolishing on June 10.

 

Several people were displaced in the rain, including a man who said his wife was pregnant.

 

“I went by this morning myself,” said Mayor Paul Coogan in an interview June 11. “They’re making substantial progress there and a lot of the people have moved.”

 

Coogan said another camp was demolished off Henry Street, in the city’s South End near Cook Pond, which was comparatively clean.

 

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