Citing public safety and the need for accountability, the Missoula City Council on Monday night banned camping in public parks and opened the door for violators to be cited by law enforcement.
As homeless rates in Southern Nevada have skyrocketed, both Clark County and the City of Las Vegas have recently taken more punitive measures to criminalize the unhoused for sleeping in public.
Less than six months after adopting an ordinance regarding urban camping – and on the heels of a recent Supreme Court ruling – the Missoula City Council may amend its rules to prohibit overnight camping in city parks.
A national housing program seeking to break the link between homelessness and incarceration selected Missoula County and Homeword to participate in a new program, which includes $246,000 in funding with the potential for more.
The Supreme Court justices questioned whether the Boise City Council had overturned the zoning commission's denial of the conditional use permit over a difference of opinion.