BLOOMINGTON Dozens of homeless Bloomingtonians have found refuge in the woods near Switchyard Park, but Monroe County may soon force them out of their living situation while temperatures are below freezing.

Monroe County Commissioners plan to evict campers from county-owned property near Switchyard Park and Rogers Street on Dec. 15. Commissioners cited Monroe County Code 257 for its decision, which states that it is illegal to camp on county-owned property without commissioners' permission.

Stephanie Stephenson has lived at the camp in question for three months. She said she is there because Bloomington's shelters are already full and she has run out of other options.

"Our whole lives are out here," Stephenson said. "I don't have friends I can stay with. I don't have any family. My fami

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