SARASOTA - Within a half hour, a public works crew cleared the 900 block of Florida Avenue of any sign that it had once been a homeless camp. Promptly at 8:30, a half-dozen city workers started on the south end of the sidewalk and worked their way north, throwing dirty bedding, old clothes, tarps, broken-down furniture and other debris into a city garbage truck. The few homeless who remained at the camp voiced no opposition. They had been warned the street would be cleared. Most were only concerned about where they would spend the night. The police presence was minimal, consisting only of Lt. Corinne Stannish and Officer Jon Misiewitz. Vallerie Guillory, executive director of the nonprofit...
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