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Barton struggles to deal with the homeless

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by Tena Starr

 

BARTON — The presence of three or four homeless people in Barton, who have been panhandling, stealing, squatting in empty buildings, and harassing customers, particularly at the C&C Market, has prompted a sharp response from business owners and others, who are trying to figure out the best way to respond.

Toward that end, a half dozen people attended a Barton Village Trustees meeting recently and asked the three-member board to issue a no trespass order for village land.

 

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