Residents in east Las Vegas are reporting an increase in homeless people in their neighborhoods following a construction project at a nearby wash, with some claiming break-ins at their homes.
Jhovani Carrillo attended a town hall meeting to hear their concerns.
Residents say people displaced by wash construction are causing issues for nearby neighborhoods
The $15 million construction project at the wash near Flamingo and Maryland Parkway began last month after officials warned it could displace people experiencing homelessness into surrounding areas.
“Dealing with this every day, who can’t sleep, who have people defecating on our sidewalks. The trash that’s next to my home– I am beside myself as a new widow,” said Sandy Tranfaglia, a local resident…