Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A biohazard of immeasurable proportions was hauled away from the hillside of South Hills Park earlier in May. 23 Transient camps filled South Hills Park -- camps that were mostly dismantled and hauled away May 7 through May 9. The camps presented unhealthy and unsafe living conditions: make-shift restrooms, toilet areas, human waste, vermin infestation, homemade fire pits, barbed wire “fencing” and damage to city water property, the Glendora Police Department said. Authorities visited the transient camps over the last two weeks and offered aid and temporary housing. Authorities made their intentions known May 5 that human waste, garbage and other biohazards would be thrown away, Glendora Police said. The cleanup effort was in response to community complaints received over the last several months, Glendora Police said. “Five, 40-foot rollaway trash bins were filled during this cleanup, nine people were issued citations for Glendora Municipal Code and Health Order Violations and one person was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance,” Glendora Police said.
About 20 transients accepted two-day motel vouchers. 13 referrals to Union Station Homeless Services were made for follow up, Glendora Police said. Bulk property that could not be carried away was stored for pickup at a later date. “The City of Glendora and its residents care deeply about our homeless plight and was one of the first cities to conduct a survey of its residents and the answers that were received were evenly mixed,” according to Glendora Mayor Michael Allawos. “The City Government and staff have been implementing a balanced approach for addressing this decades old travesty. Our outstanding Glendora Police Department is working with incredibly difficult circumstances and is able to find that balance in their everyday work,” Allawos said. |
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