DENVER — The Denver Health Department says a homeless encampment near the Colorado state Capitol has turned into a health hazard.
The health department says about 97 people are camping in 40 tents at Lincoln Park.
Lincoln Park will be closed for several weeks due to a huge rat infestation, according to the health department.
“The health department is closing the park to address the rodent issue. Please work on getting up and getting your belongings together.” pic.twitter.com/481dM83CE8
— Emily Allen (@EmilyAReports) January 15, 2020
The health department will clean up trash, sweep sidewalks, use a bleach solution and tackle the rat problem while the park is closed.
The health department said the closure has nothing to do with the camping ban. They say the closure is due to the health hazard caused by the rat infestation.
The city told FOX31 the state has a pest control contractor to manage the rat issue.
Many of the campers said they didn’t know where they would go.
Some spent the afternoon across the street at Civic Center Park. The park is open to all until 11 p.m. After that, rangers make sure people go somewhere else.
As of Wednesday afternoon, many did not go the Denver Rescue Mission.
A spokesperson told FOX31 intakes were fewer than normal.
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One of the “victims” interviewed says, “I don’t know what they expect us to do.”
Here’s a clue. Get a job. Many employers are begging for help.
The problem is, most of these people would rather do drugs and squat in the street.
I wonder how many of them vote democrap?
No address no means to register to vote!
I looked it up. MANY states Do allow homeless folks, to register to vote..
BUT TO ME THEY SHOULD NOT be able to register, LET alone vote.. IT SHOULD ONLY be for those who own homes/property.
Really? They find a way always.
Make that “How many vote DemocRAT.,,,Can the black plague be far behind? No Obama can’t run again.
They had better use a heavy duty killing product if they want to avoid the typhus disease to not happen as it did and is in Los Angeles! Those fleas are not easy to kill and so they had also spray and cleanse a large section outside this area. I agree that most homeless don’t want to work but how do they get the money to buy cheap booze and drugs and needles – in other word who and how many are selling them this crap or even giving it to them. There are jobs but you have to be “clean” not only physically but mentally able. Need to open up those institutions for the homeless and mentally disturbed that unfortunately were closed down years ago and then find many are in these locations. How did they avoid a tent or blanket, etc. Makes me wonder if all over our country those who have big bucks and hate our Republic and/or President are the ones seeing that they get “taken care of”. In CA they have Steyer bragging about what his wife and he have done for children, adults and the climate, while all the time he has a huge coal mine which has made him a millionaire and other not so great things to get richer while lying like a rug on the floor.
How’s about use a flamethrower!
When ever the democrats control a state, county, or city there’s always nasty stuff going on.
Yup. RATS flock to fellow bottom feeders.
“Democrat led Denver closes park near state Capitol because of ‘huge rat infestation’”
But the Democrats don’t appear to understand, is the “Rats” are Democrats with long tails. Tails of Lies, deceit, cons, corruption and destruction.
And coming to a Democrat run city near you! I know… lets transfer a bunch of illegal aliens into the city… and… boy… what could we call it… oh.. I know … a sanctuary city! That should fix the problem over night. There you have it… Problem solved!!
I think that it was declared a sanctuary city a long while back….my wife was born and raised in Denver. Left there 48 years ago when we married. She will NOT even visit and she has numerous family members there!!Imagine!! She would rather be in Oklahoma than Colorado!!
You married well there “garycrittenden”… sounds like your wife has a back bone… she should run for Congress!
Good for her… How’s about she tell her family, LEAVE!
Got Rats? Why, yes we do! Welcome to Denver – another democrat-lead city that places the homeless above everybody else. Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, and Denver; all working to destroy great cities in order to look PC and demonstrate their bleeding hearts for those who are disadvantaged. There has got to be a better way to help folks without hurting others. It’s waaay out of control. Senator Cory Gardner and Trump in 2020!
Does anyone see the irony? Rats infesting the park near the capital, and Demorats infesting the Denver government and lets not forget the state as well.
“Many of the campers said they didn’t know where they would go.”
That is easy; go back from whence you came, get a job, take responsibility for your own well-being! Stop waiting for someone else to take care of you!
AND that’s part of the problem. FOR DECADES the left’s been bashing folk over the head, that its NOT THEIR job to take care of themselves, but let unca sam do it for them.
These are rats that walk on two legs, and some could be over six feet tall.
I’ve got news for them, the huge rat infestation is IN the CO State capital!
Denver is and has been run by Democrats for dozens of years. I think that when a Democrat is elected to run a city, they bring the rats with them when they take office-I don’t know how else to explain the fact that every such city is rat infested. Democrats are way the hell too busy working on elimination of people’s self defense mechanisms (gun control), killing off all viable means of energy production (new green steal) and raising taxes, to worry about something as trivial as a few rats or homeless people camps. Cal-i-forn-ia here we come: same failed ideas-same failed party-same result.
There was a time when the normals ran things. It was called Majority Rule….Minority Rights. Now the Majority doesn’t matter.
Democrat led Denver closes park near state Capitol because of ‘huge rat infestation’
If that were the case they should shut down Washington.