Bellingham takes property owner to court over homeless camp

An estimated 300 people live on the property which has generated 1,000-2,000 tons of waste.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A notorious homeless camp has been the scene of everything from overdose deaths to murders over the years.

The camp, located off Guide Meridian Road in the northeast part of Bellingham, has been around for about 15 years and is home to about 300 people.

“You hear chainsaws and guns and people yelling all the time,” said Jana Smith, who lives in the Tullwood apartment complex next door to the camp.

Smith said what’s going on the the woods behind her home is insane.

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