Kendall Yards homeless camp cleaned up

The City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department hauled up garbage from a homeless camp totaling an estimated 2,000 pounds.

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Wed., July 26, 2017

Bernt Goodson, left, and Jule Schultz, of the Spokane Riverkeeper, secure a load of trash, including a shopping cart, lawn mower bag and foam bedding, taken from a homeless camp, July 26 2017, on the Spokane River below Kendall Yards. The City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department hauled up most of the garbage totaling an estimated 2000 pounds, while the Riverkeeper crew floated on a raft about 500 pounds to a takeout spot on the rivers south bank.

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City of Spokane Park and Recreation Department employees haul garbage from a homeless camp up the steep hill at Kendall Yards, July 26, 2017, in Spokane, Wash. The crews used a make-shift sled made from an old children's playground slide and to bring the trash out of the Spokane River gorge.

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Don Coimbra, City of Spokane Park and Recreation Department employee, hauls the last load of his equipment and garbage from a homeless camp up the steep hill at Kendall Yards, July 26, 2017, in Spokane, Wash. The crew used a make-shift sled make from an old childrens playground slide and to bring the trash out of the Spokane River gorge.

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Bernt Goodson, left, and Jule Schultz, of the Spokane Riverkeeper, take a load of trash, including a shopping cart, lawn mower bag and foam bedding, taken from a homeless camp, July 26 2017, on the Spokane River below Kendall Yards. The City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department hauled up most of the garbage totaling an estimated 2000 pounds, while the Riverkeeper crew floated on a raft about 500 pounds to a takeout spot on the rivers south bank.

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Bernt Goodson and Jule Schultz, of the Spokane Riverkeeper, take a load of trash under the Maple Street Bridge, including a shopping cart, lawn mower bag and foam bedding, taken from a homeless camp, July 26 2017, on the Spokane River below Kendall Yards. The City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department hauled up most of the garbage totaling an estimated 2000 pounds, while the Riverkeeper crew floated on a raft about 500 pounds to a takeout spot on the rivers south bank.

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