Another homeless encampment in Lee County is being cleared out as authorities enforce Florida’s public camping law. People in the camp near Pine Ridge Road and Summer Ridge Lane in Iona say they were told they have 24 hours to vacate the area.
Watch as Iona Community Correspondent, Anvar Ruziev, hears from those at the camp:
Iona homeless camp residents say they were given 24 hours to leave
Michelle, who said she was one of the first to arrive at the encampment about a year ago, estimates around two dozen people currently live there.
“Most of us here are displaced from the storm, we just haven’t recovered. I was an actual business owner on Fort Myers Beach, and I have not recovered yet,” Michelle said…