MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minneapolis City Council voted in favor of moving forward with legal action against a property owner who refuses to clear an encampment along East Lake Street.

East Lake Street encampment

The backstory:

FOX 9 previously reported the city had declared Hamoudi Sabri's private property at the corner of East Lake and 28th Avenue South a public health nuisance.

As many as 45 people have been living at the site, FOX 9 is told. On Aug. 26, the city sent crews to clean up the site but were refused access to the property.

The city says the public health notices issued against the encampment stem from a number of problems, including drug paraphernalia, solid waste and debris, a lack of clean water or sanitation facilities, open fires, hazardous junk and debris, and

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