Seattle clears out homeless camp

SEATTLE – City workers in white overalls, wearing goggles and gloves, have cleaned out mattresses, garbage and other debris from a homeless camp in a Seattle greenbelt.

Police rousted a few remaining residents, but most were already gone Wednesday when the garbage truck arrived. The city gave residents advance notice and offered temporary housing and other services.

About three-dozen people had been living at a dozen campsites in a wooded area of the West Queen Anne neighborhood.

Parks Department spokeswoman Dewey Potter said workers will be back next week to make sure the campers don’t return.