Since then, the City Council has routinely extended the moratorium as council members have argued it's against Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations to relocate the camp as the pandemic continues, and there’s a momentum building as nonprofits in the area unite to attempt to address homelessness.
“I knew how complicated this was going to be and, if anything, the fact we’ve extended the resolution, this will be the third or fourth time, it illustrates how complicated this is,” Councilwoman Sherri Myers said Thursday.
Nonprofit agencies have been regularly visiting the encampment at the Hollice T. Williams Park for months, including members of the new Homeless Reduction Task Force of North West Florida, a group spearheaded by Opening Doors Northwest Florida and Pathways for Change.