Waukesha homeless population; camps popping up [Video]

WAUKESHA, Wis. – A Waukesha man said he wants his new neighbor to leave. The tenant is staying in a tent near his house.

Near Broadway and Les Paul Parkway, Larry Wolfgram said a homeless person is living on property behind his house. Police say the land is owned by Salem United Methodist Church.

The pastor asked officers to intervene.

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“I actually went back there and there was a woman in the tent,” Wolfram said. “I said, ‘you can’t be here – you’re going to have to vacate.’”

Wolfgram said he dealt with this problem last year too. He said neighbors became concerned when someone from the tent started bathing in their hot tub.

“You feel sorry that the homeless have to do that – but I think there are enough organizations that they can get help if they want to,” he …