LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — Six months ago, the wash on Russell Road and Mountain Vista Street was covered in tents and trash. While there is still more to be done, neighbors in the Greenridge community are pleased with the improvements they’ve seen from Clark County.
“It has gotten a lot better. You don’t see very much down there at that end anymore,” Greenridge resident Bruce Murphy said.
Murphy recalls what he has endured for years with the homeless setting up camp just feet away from his backyard with only a wall separating them.
“The middle of the night, they are out there, and I can hear them yelling and screaming and sometimes shooting at each other,” Murphy said.
“I remember a time when the whole other side of the wash was on fire and the cans were exploding and landing on people’s yards and roofs,” he said.
Murphy said changes came quickly after he reported the problem to 8 News Now in February.
