The Discovery Park version of Nickelsville located adjacent to the Daybreak Star Center will pack up tomorrow morning and vacate the wooded parcel they’ve occupied for the past week. Though the United Indians of All Tribes was sympathetic to the Nickelodeons’ plight, they also had to live with the fact that the city owns the property. They’ve asked the homeless to leave by noon Friday. Organizers say they’ll comply with the United Indians’ wishes, but that this isn’t the end of Nickelsville– which has turned into more of a roaming encampment than the shantytown organizers initially envisioned. The Nickelodeons were out today, searching for a new place to pitch their pink tents. They wrote to 22 property owners late last month seeking help, but have yet to receive any takers. The city’s notice to Nickelsville in Discovery Park is a “final” one that applies to all future encampments within city limits. It says that no notice will be required for future campsite removals. In addition to encampment residents, the notice names a number of advocacy groups– the Interfaith Taskforce on Homelessness, SHARE/WHEEL, Veterans for Peace– that will be fined (up to $150 per day) if Nickelsville resurfaces on city property.
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