Property owner tells Minneapolis he won't clear homeless encampment
A battle between Minneapolis officials and a property owner has been building for a month over a homeless encampment on his private lot on East Lake Street.
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A battle between Minneapolis officials and a property owner has been building for a month over a homeless encampment on his private lot on East Lake Street.
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A homeless encampment at a Minneapolis commercial parking lot is set to be cleared by the owner of the lot, the city said on Friday afternoon.
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