City crews working to clean up homeless camps in south Topeka

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The City of Topeka is working to clean up homeless camps in south Topeka on Monday.

City Spokeswoman Rosie Nichols said the City of Topeka’s Street Department is currently working on the abatement of the encampments. She said crews started Monday morning and should be finished by Tuesday, but the cleanup could take until Wednesday.

Several camps belonging to homeless individuals living along the Kansas River were cleared on Tuesday, Feb. 27 as part of a larger enforcement effort. The work is being implemented in a phased approach to enforce a camping ordinance passed last year limiting where people can camp in city limits.

The city will work to clean up the area east of the Kansas Avenue bridge along the Kansas River and north of the levee in the near future. The cleanup is expected to begin on or around March 25, depending on weather conditions.

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