City leaders discuss strategies in special meeting to address over 500 people homeless in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Wilmington city leaders received an update on homelessness as they prepare to revisit a tabled ordinance that would ban camping on city property from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Results from this year’s Point-In-Time survey show 506 people struggle with homelessness in Wilmington, and 53% of those homeless in Wilmington are unsheltered, which means they sleep in areas like the streets or parking decks.

As for the solution, it is a hot-button topic for city leaders…

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