St. Paul Working To Convince Residents To Leave Homeless Encampment In Kellogg Mall Park

By Christiane Cordero, CBS Minnesota

December 21, 2020

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The city of St. Paul is working to evict about 40 people Monday from a homeless encampment in Kellogg Mall Park, where a propane tank exploded three days ago, damaging seven tents.

Officials want to move the encampment’s residents indoors due to the threat of more fires and the winter cold, with overnight temperatures expected to drop well below freezing during the middle of this week.

Despite the conditions, some residents at Kellogg Mall Park say they feel safer at the encampment than at a shelter. For city workers, their job Monday was to convince those living at the encampment otherwise.

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