LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A large homeless encampment has been raising health and safety concerns in one local community. That camp has since been cleaned up, but local officials say the problem has been going on for years with no end in sight.
The encampment is located just off the Lehigh River in Lehighton. While the camp was cleaned up, the area still shows signs of homeless activity.
This is all that’s left of what Lehighton locals have coined “tent city.”…