Kansas City South Side Copes With More Homeless Camps

This photo is from Westport at the start of a homeless crisis that Mayor Q worsened.

However, homeless camps are the new hotness throughout the city . . .

South KC is attempting to address the problem compassionately . . .

“It’s not like we show up with a bunch of police cars saying you’ve got to go by tonight,” Platt said. “We’re trying to balance being respectful and giving people the space they need to move and being humane. People are people.”

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The homeless in south KC: How city leaders are addressing a growing concern

By Max Goodwin A business owner at Watts Mill Plaza on 103rd street recently emailed city leaders about the constant issues with homelessness they had seen in the area. It wasn't the first time that business owners at Watts Mill had complained of the tent encampments around that area.