The Whitney Park Neighborhood Association spoke with city, county and non-profit leaders at their fall meeting, pushing for short term solutions to issues they say are caused by people who are currently unhoused.
- Whitney Park neighbors say their summer was difficult due to people sleeping in the park, trash, theft and excess noise.
- The neighborhood association brainstormed possible solutions to the issue, from keeping the park lit overnight, to increasing surveillance.
- The Green Bay Police Department says it increased its patrol of Whitney Park in September, and they had a decrease in the number of disturbances and ordinance violation calls.
The conversation around the unhoused community in Green Bay continued at the Whitney Park Neighborhood Association quarterly meeting on Tuesday. This follows a packed community event last month, where community members across the county came together to discuss solutions.
Residents of the neighborhood, which is located on the East Side of Green Bay, say people are leaving trash and personal belongings at Whitney Park. They also say people are vandalizing playground equipment, going to the bathroom outside and being too loud for the neighborhood.
Longtime resident and president of the neighborhood association, Garritt Bader, says it was the worst summer he’s seen…