ST. LOUIS – Fences set up at St. Louis City Hall – installed after a growing homeless encampment formed outside the building nearly a year and a half ago – came down on Friday.
The fencing was first noticeably placed around a grassy perimeter outside City Hall around November 2023 after a homeless encampment had been removed, according to FOX 2 reports . At the time, Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration cited concerns related to safety, sanitation, drug activity, and public health behind the decision to add fencing.
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The removal comes as Mayor-elect Cara Spencer prepares to take office next week. During a media availability on Thursday, Spencer noted plans to meet with local homeless service providers on a plan to address homelessness, though it’s unclear whether the decision to remove fencing from City Hall was part of that plan.
FOX 2 observed that fencing had been taken down by lunchtime Friday. It appears much of the removal work took place earlier in the morning…