A Woodstock house owner says she’s at her wit’s finish over a homeless encampment located alongside her yard. She’s calling on town to do extra to assist these residing tough, so she will dwell in peace.
“We border on a forest, but the forest doesn’t just have animals anymore. There’s people living there. They’ve been there for over a year, and there’s been a lot of chaos,” defined Beth Merryweather.
Merryweather and her husband dwell in a nook of town subsequent to a wooded space – she’s known as police, hearth, and metropolis officers to her property a number of occasions.
In reality, she says she’s known as Woodstock’s non-emergency line so many occasions that they now know her by title.
Beth Merryweather shared her expertise with on September 19, 2024 (Bryan Bicknell/ London)
It’s all as a result of a person, woman and canine have moved into an elaborate encampment within the woods subsequent to her home. The positioning consists of a big tent accompanied by a number of smaller tents, a motorcycle, and loads of guests in any respect hours. As a result of they’re camped on metropolis property, Merryweather says no one will transfer them.
“There’s fighting, there’s screaming. Screaming ‘I think you broke my arm,’ coming from a female. I’ve had fires. There’s a motorcycle revving up,” she defined.
reached out to town of Woodstock for an interview however didn’t get a response.
Final week Woodstock mayor Jerry Acchione informed he’s involved concerning the state of homelessness.
“Well, it’s a major concern, there’s no question. I’m very much concerned. We are looking at this on a regular basis and what we can do,” stated the mayor.
The town of Woodstock has dismantled not less than a half dozen encampments thus far this 12 months.
A Woodstock house owner is pissed off by a big encampment subsequent to her yard (Bryan Bicknell/ London)
Merryweather is asking for a extra everlasting answer, so she’s capable of take pleasure in her own residence as soon as once more.
“Clean it up. Get these people out of there and find them some homes. If they’re not going to go to shelters, and a lot of people won’t, I understand that, then you’ve gotta give them an alternative – but it can’t be in my backyard. If it was your backyard, would you put up with it?”
