CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – With temperatures expected to drop and snow and ice in the forecast, homeless advocates and city officials said they’re stepping up efforts to support the unhoused community currently encamped at Free Bridge Lane.
City Manager Sam Sanders told Cville Right Now that city staff and non-profit organizations have had people out at the encampment urging people there to take advantage of city and charity groups’ shelter options, at least for the weekend.
“People are going out there and trying to convince people to take advantage of something else other than being outside,” Sanders said. “I think for the most part they’re going to move and they’ll just go back when the temperatures are better, and we’re going to always check on them.”…