This summer, Anchorage officials ordered the clearing of the city’s two biggest homeless camps, both in Mountain View. Six weeks later some question whether the neighborhood is any better off.
At one time, an estimated 100 to 200 people lived in Davis Park and the adjoining snow dump. Then, in June, the city cleared them out. For weeks afterward, municipal workers and contractors cleaned up the area, eventually removing more than 370 tons of trash, according to the city.
Now, nobody lives in the former camps. And while some Mountain View residents said they’re still seeing the camps’ residents hanging around, their access to the park has improved…