A GardaWorld security guard working for Starwood Group, the owner of the building housing the new offices of Square, walks his rounds as he looks over a downtown homeless encampment in Interco Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. StarWood owns a small piece of the plaza, at its northeast corner. On Monday a garbage container was delivered outside the camp located between Square and St. Patrick Center. Those staying there said workers arrived early Tuesday to clean up the site but were confronted by camp residents and left the area. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Robert Cohen
Stacey Johnson of the Downtown STL Clean Team picks up trash along the sidewalk outside a downtown homeless encampment in Interco Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Signs were placed throughout the camp announcing its closure on Monday, yet numerous tents and people remained on Tuesday between the new offices of Square and St. Patrick Center. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
ST. LOUIS — A downtown nonprofit said it will ramp up security in response to assaults and a fatal shooting at a nearby homeless encampment as the city nears a self-imposed deadline to clean up the area.
The plan could trigger a city charter provision requiring a public vote on the deal.
A GardaWorld security guard working for Starwood Group, the owner of the building housing the new offices of Square, walks his rounds as he looks over a downtown homeless encampment in Interco Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. StarWood owns a small piece of the plaza, at its northeast corner. On Monday a garbage container was delivered outside the camp located between Square and St. Patrick Center. Those staying there said workers arrived early Tuesday to clean up the site but were confronted by camp residents and left the area. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Stacey Johnson of the Downtown STL Clean Team picks up trash along the sidewalk outside a downtown homeless encampment in Interco Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Signs were placed throughout the camp announcing its closure on Monday, yet numerous tents and people remained on Tuesday between the new offices of Square and St. Patrick Center. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
