Do they bother you while you take pictures from your balcony?

Hi, Nick

They usually drink throughout the day with an occasional spark of who knows what. They do keep to themselves but I'm mostly concerned about the fire hazard it poses. Cooking in a makeshift shack that consists of cardboard, wood and other materials is not a good combination; a potential fire may not only endanger their lives but also our homes that are only a few feet away.

About two weeks ago I had to call the police on these folks as they were sitting on the train tracks and forced a train to complete fast stop. The conductor was so upset as air brakes had to then cool. Today the train had to honk again at them at 6:05am. Wakes the neighborhood up as its a quiet zone. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

Sounds like you live in the West End Civic Club area. We are meeting tonight at the Methodist church on Patterson at 6:30pm. HPD normally attends and you are welcome to stop by and share the concern. I was woken up as well.

Originally I had called the police department but they refused to do anything because it wasn't my property and instructed me to call the City of Houston. I filed a report and after a few weeks, they told me the area was not their jurisdiction either and that it belonged to the railroad. I called the railroad and they told me that their property only extends a few feet from that area and that the homeless shack was too far and not in their property. Finally, I checked the Harris county map for our area. As it turns out, Allen street should run parallel to the railroad track but was never paved. Either way, it's in the City of Houston jurisdiction.

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