Lacey Encampments
The Department of Enterprise Services has been coordinating with the City of Lacey and other partners since 2019 to offer assistance to un-housed people camping on DES-managed land near Desmond Drive. The number of campsites has decreased as our partners worked diligently to offer housing and wrap-around resources to campers.
Ongoing actions:
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The Lacey Mobile Outreach Team continues to engage people in 9 camp sites.
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Lacey Police Department is monitoring the area and preventing additional campers from moving in.
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DES is cleaning up campsites as they become abandoned.
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DES is replacing missing no trespassing signs on an ongoing basis as the need arises.
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DES property management is engaging with neighboring property owners and other key stakeholders on a regular basis.
Past actions include:
2022
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Supplied a large, designated dumpster.
2021
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Memorandum of Understanding with City of Lacey March 25, 2021.
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Baseline survey March 30 to determine how many camp sites there are, and how many are occupied.
- Cleaned up abandoned sites May 3-11, while respecting the personal property of persons in the occupied sites.
- Posted "No Trespassing" signs in the area.
2020
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Cleared trees and brush in the area.
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Conducted an "in place" cleanup of areas outside of occupied sites.
- Provided trash bags and dumpsters.