Overview
- Mayor Randall Woodfin visited Linn Park on Wednesday, spoke with unhoused residents and helped arrange a ride and relocation of belongings for a woman with assistance from Urban Alchemy staff.
- Woodfin outlined a multi-step approach that includes initial engagement, outreach by Urban Alchemy, a police notice with 48 hours to move, then Public Works clearing remaining refuse.
- Officials say outreach teams had visited the park over roughly two weeks, one man refused to remove a tent and became aggressive, police intervened for safety and no one was arrested.
- City leaders reject social media claims of a sweep or raid and reiterate that tents are prohibited in parks without Park Board approval and that people are given time to move belongings.
- As the removal unfolded, the City Council voted to extend Urban Alchemy’s contract, and Council President Wardine Alexander said she would consult the administration about coordination and response timing.