‘Notice to vacate’: Camp Resolution residents expected to leave property by Monday
Updated: 11:02 PM PDT Aug 23, 2024
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Camp Resolution is a self-governing homeless encampment on Colfax Street in north Sacramento, and the city is telling the residents that they have to move out within the next three days.
A lot of residents are trying to figure out what’s next, as they prepare to lose the place they call home. At the same time, the city has had outreach workers stationed outside of the camp almost daily — offering alternate housing.
Camp Resolution’s lease with the city ended on August 10 despite legal attempts to keep it open.
Per the lease agreement, the city gave the residents 15 days to clean up the site and move out — including all property and people. That deadline is Monday.
“No matter what happens on Monday, this community is going to continue to fight together,” Crystal Sanchez, president of the Sacramento Homeless Union, said.
Sanchez said she’s not sure how Camp Resolution residents will respond on Monday, but the bottom line is they need somewhere else to go.
“They were once residents. We hope to get them back into housing and for them to be in the communities that they love and that they want to be in,” she said.
Outreach workers with the city’s Department of Community Response have been visiting the site daily. They say they’ve offered alternate shelter to residents — including hanging signs on the gates of the camp.
One of the signs — a letter with those shelter options that they call more stable and more sustainable. The other, a notice to vacate, stated those still on the property after Aug. 26 will face enforcement action.
KCRA 3 asked the city what they’ll do Monday if the residents don’t leave.
In an emailed statement, Tim Swanson, a spokesperson for the city of Sacramento, said in part, “The City is in the process of determining what the next steps will be for 2225 Colfax St., also known as Camp Resolution. We will share more information as soon as it becomes available.”
Homeless advocacy group Safe Ground Sacramento announced in late July that it would end its lease agreement with the city.
In a letter to the city, Mark Merin with Safe Ground Sacramento said they can’t fulfill their obligations under the lease because of various barriers. Some of those include access to a water supply, electricity and liability insurance.
The Sacramento Homeless Union then filed a preliminary injunction to keep the camp open. But, a Sacramento Superior Court judge denied the request.