State land near Kolb Road, off Escalante and Irvington in the Groves & Lincoln Park Neighborhood, is to be closed off to all public use after years of complaints from nearby residents about homeless encampments, illegal waste dumping, and other activity on the property.
The closure order came out of a joint meeting between the Arizona State Land Department, the City of Tucson, Mayor Regina Romero’s office and the Tucson Police Department.
Under the plan, concrete barriers will be installed at every access point. All public use of the land will be prohibited — no hiking, pet walking, driving or encampments.
James Perry of the Arizona State Land Department said the meeting with city and law enforcement officials was called with the community to gain community input on the plan…