The closure of the Pig’s Eye Park encampment in St. Paul, Minnesota, prompted dozens of people living there to take up residence at a different city encampment some seven miles up the Mississippi River.
Tenants at a luxury apartment building just across the street from the public accessway to the camp have noticed, stating that police are now showing up far more often to deal with issues in the neighborhood.
On Wednesday, citing extensive public safety concerns, the City of St. Paul shut down the Pig’s Eye encampment off Fish Hatchery Road. As a result, a longtime resident at the encampment off Randolph Avenue and Shepherd Road said that the Randolph population doubled…