Tulsa officials said Thursday the city has closed two homeless encampment sites as part of the mayor’s Safe Move Tulsa initiative. So far, 55 people have been housed as part of the $10 million effort to end street homelessness by providing people with housing and services.
“We are really excited today to close two encampments at the same time with 30 individuals over a 30 week period — something we have not been able to do before here in Tulsa,” said Housing Solutions CEO Mark Smith.
Mayor Monroe Nichols joined Smith on Thursday to walk through the now-closed encampment site located deep in a wooded area behind Lowe’s on 71st and U.S. 169. Bags of various items, clothes, shopping carts and other objects were spread throughout the site…