NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One of Nashville’s oldest and largest homeless encampments has officially been closed.
As of Tuesday, workers are still clearing out “Old Tent City,” which has been a constant for people experiencing homelessness in Nashville near Anthes Drive since the 1980s. This is not the first time Metro has demolished the encampment, usually citing safety concerns, and advocates for the city’s homeless population told News 2 it may not be the last.
“There’s going to be a spillover from Tent City. All the folks that used to come to Tent City that are out on the streets are going to be going to other places,” Lindsey Krinks, Director of Advocacy at Open Table Nashville, said.
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Krinks criticized the decision to close the site, saying Metro leaders haven’t done enough to work on the underlying issues that cause homelessness…