A homeless encampment in downtown Manchester will remain after a judge told the city to put its plans to evict the people on hold while he considers a lawsuit but a man with at a nearby business hopes the plan will move forward. The Winona Social Club is on the corner of Pine and Manchester Streets in the Queen City near the camp. The club’s treasurer, Patrick Garrity, said their business is “ground zero.” “It affected the business without a doubt. I would say that our business has decreased by 25% at least,” said Garrity. He said he hopes the city will be able to follow through on its eviction order for the homeless camp after a judge told the city to put those plans on hold while he considers a lawsuit filed by ACLU. shared a letter the club sent to Manchester Police dated January 11 asking law enforcement officers to enforce the no-trespassing order. The letter said in part: “The ground here at 168 Manchester Street is called ground zero because the club gets more business interference than any other establishment in the vicinity.” “Our customers don’t feel safe, our employees don’t feel safe, leaving at night after closing time,” Garrity said. A day care owner in the area told News 9 she has closed her doors and other nearby business owners said they don’t know what else to do. Garrity said he’s had bottles thrown at him for people asking to leave the property and a few weeks ago, he said he had to clean up blood from an alleged fight on his front steps. Tuesday night. The judge said he will issue an order early next week.
A homeless encampment in downtown Manchester will remain after a judge told the city to put its plans to evict the people on hold while he considers a lawsuit but a man with at a nearby business hopes the plan will move forward.
The Winona Social Club is on the corner of Pine and Manchester Streets in the Queen City near the camp. The club’s treasurer, Patrick Garrity, said their business is “ground zero.”
“It affected the business without a doubt. I would say that our business is down 25% at least,” said Garrity.
He said he hopes the city will be able to follow through on its eviction order for the homeless encampment after a judge told the city to halt those plans while he considers a lawsuit filed. of the ACLU.
“It’s definitely a safety issue. It’s definitely a health issue,” Garrity said.
Garrity shared a letter the club sent to Manchester Police dated January 11 asking law enforcement officials to enforce a no-trespassing order. The letter said in part: “The ground here at 168 Manchester Street is called ground zero because the club gets more interference in terms of business than any other establishment in the vicinity.”
“Our customers don’t feel safe, our employees don’t feel safe, leaving at night after closing time,” Garrity said.
A day care owner in the area told News 9 she has closed her doors and other nearby business owners said they don’t know what else to do.
Garrity said he’s had bottles thrown at him for people asking to leave the property and a few weeks ago, he said he had to clean up blood from an alleged fight on his front steps.
The city agreed to put the eviction plan on hold until Tuesday night. The judge said he will issue an order early next week.
