EASTON, Pa. — A video of Easton public works crews clearing a homeless encampment off Elm and 12th Street drew more than 240 reactions and 160 comments on Facebook after it was posted April 10, prompting city officials to respond with what they said was missing context about the weeks of outreach that preceded the cleanup.
The video, captioned “getting rid of the homeless camp” and posted anonymously to the Everything EASTON Facebook group, showed Public Works employees standing alongside skidloaders and dump trucks at the edge of a wooded area where several unhoused individuals had been living for months.
Easton City Councilman Frank Pintabone said the video left out that context entirely…