You’ve likely seen the photographs and aerial videos of the unacceptable mess that was made at the former exempted homeless camp on the city’s Peninsula.

Following the release of those images to our reporter along with a full accounting of the cost to the taxpayers associated with the site’s cleanup, it has become much more clear that city leaders had no choice in their decision to close the camp.

By the time the camp was closed on Dec. 1 and cleanup began the next morning, it was, in the words of City Manager Robert Herron, “an absolute mess.”

And if there’s one thing to learn following this failed two-year experiment, it’s this: an outdoor camp on public property is simply not a workable or responsible option moving forward.

The cost alone should give this community pause. According

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