INDIANAPOLIS — The Leonard Street homeless encampment in Fountain Square has been cleared, meeting the Office of Public Health and Safety's deadline to fully close the site by Thursday.
WRTV confirmed Thursday that the encampment area is now clear after OPHS worked for weeks to rehouse people living at the camp and prevent others from setting up in that area.
The process involved creating a list of regular residents and working with them individually on housing placement, which typically takes 4-6 weeks.
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Some neighbors had told WRTV they were losing patience with the timeline. One Fountain Square resident filed a lawsuit against the Office of Public Health & Safety for not enforcing the closure order.
The closure is part of ongoing city efforts to address homelessness through housing assistance rather than displacement alone.
