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Afeni X and Robert "Pops" Downham serve breakfast to people at Seminary Square. The breakfast is part of mutual aid with Help Ourselves.

City Limits: As temperatures drop, tents no longer allowed in public parks

Bente Bouthier

Bloomington’s board of park commissioners passed a rule in August banning enclosed structures, such as camping tents, in public parks during the daytime.

New tent ban is in full effect, but what does that mean for the homeless population?

Nathan Moore

Join us this Friday, as we will talk with guests about the current state of homelessness in Monroe County, the new tent ban, and more.

A police officer walked through Seminary Park informing people that tents would no longer be allowed.

Daytime tent ban in Bloomington parks takes effect

Bente Bouthier

Bloomington began enforcing a new rule Wednesday prohibiting enclosed structures like tents in public parks.

Park Commissioners voted to pass the new policy during a Wednesday night.

Bloomington bans tents during daytime in public parks

Bente Bouthier

Tents and other enclosed structures will not be allowed in Bloomington parks during the daytime, starting Wednesday, August 23.

The proposed legislation would offer certain protections to encampments similar to the ones seen in Seminary Park this winter.

Bloomington Officials Split On Ordinance That Would Protect Homeless Camps

Ethan Burks

The proposed law would ban the city from removing homeless encampments, like the ones seen in Seminary Park this winter, unless sufficient housing options are available.