Neighbors upset over homeless camp

A historic neighborhood is fed up over a homeless camp that has taken over a nearby wash.

IN A HISTORIC LAS VEGASCOMMUNITY...ARE FED UP WITH THEIR NEWNEIGHBORS!

THEY SAY THE NEWHOMELESS ORDINANCE IN THE CITYOF LAS VEGAS...HAS BROUGHT A "TENT CITY" TOTHE NEARBY FLAMINGO WASH!13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER...AUSTIN CARTER SPEAKS WITH UPSETRESIDENTS....AND THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THATWASH.THIS TRICKLING STREAM OF WATER- NATS FLOWS DOWN THEFLAMINGO WASH...BUT ON THE WASH'S BANKNEARMARYLAND PARKWAY SITSAGROWING COMMUNITYBEINGMETWITH CONCERN((BRIDGE)) FOLKS OUT HERE SAYTHEY'VE NEVER SEEN A HOMELESSCAMP THIS BAD AT THE WASHTAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF - YOUCAN SEE JUST TENT AFTER TENT -AND TRASH LITTEREDEVERYWHEREFRUSTRAT EDNEIGHBORS SAY THOSE THAT LIVEHEREARE NOW GOING INTO THEIRNEIGHBORHOOD STREETS ANDCAUSING HAVOC ((SOT)) "IT'SNEVER BEEN LIKE THIS" MARSHAADES - HAS LIVED NEAR THE WASH- IN THE HISTORIC PARADISEPALMS NEIGHBORHOOD FORDECADES AND SAYS HERPEACEFUL HOME...HAS RECENTLY TURNED INTO ALIVING HELL.((SOT)) "WE HAD A HOMELESSPERSON ON OUR ROOF, WE HAD TOCALL THE POLICE" IN ADDITION TOTHE EYESORE AT THE WASH -MARSHA SAYS THERE HAVE BEENCOUNTLESS INCIDENTS INVOLVINGHOMELESS PEOPLE ON JUST HERSTREET OTHERS -- SHOWED USTHESE POSTS IN THE PARADISEPALMS FACEBOOK GROUP SHARINGSIMILAR CONCERNS.ONE OF THOSE POSTSABOUT THISPILE OF BELONGINGS AND TRASH...((SOT)) MARSHA ADES "IT'S SADTHAT PEOPLE WOULD DO THAT, ANDNOT BE BOTHERED - WHEN WE HAVEAVAILABLE PLACES FOR THEM TOGO" AND NEIGHBORS BELIEVE ITSTHE NEWLY ENFORCED -ANDCONTROVERSIAL - HOMELESSORDINANCETHAT'S BROUGHT MOREHOMELESS PEOPLE TO THEIRAREA THE CAMPING BAN -ALLOWING POLICE IN THE CITY OFLAS VEGAS TO ARREST ANYONEBUT THIS PORTION OF TOWN - ISIN THE COUNTY...((SOT)) AC: LIVING HERE FOR 40YEARS, SEEING ALL OF THISWHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD?MA: "THIS ISN'T A GOODSITUATION - THAT SOMEHOW THECOUNTY SHOULD ACT AND DOSOMETHING ABOUT IT" THOSECHOOSING TO LIVE IN THE WASH -LIKE WENDY COX - HAVE ADIFFERENT STANCE - SAYING THEYHAVE NOWHERE TO GO TO GET REALHELP ((SOT)) WENDY COX"THEY'RE ALL BEING PUSHED TOPEOPLE AREN'T EITHER" AC 13ANWE ARE WORKING TO GET ANSWERSFROM CLARK COUNTY OFFICIALS TOFIND OUT IF ANYTHING IS BEINGDONE ABOUT THESE CONCERNS FROMNEIGHBORS....AND WHAT SOLUTIONS MAY BEAVAILABLE FOR THOSE LOOKING FORHELP NOW OUTSIDE THE CITYLIMITS.THE "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA"