The City of Kalamazoo has announced it will be closing the homeless encampment along Ampersee Street on Wednesday, September 29th, at 5pm. The reason given is it's a health and safety issue.
we were able to act quickly and stand up this temporary warming shelter to help keep these vulnerable members of our community safe and warm during these sub-zero temperatures,” City Manager Jim Ritsema said
It takes a lot of privilege to be able to act like you know someone's situation from the comfort of a warm home and computer or smart phone. Should they have stolen? No.