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The camp in the woods near Exit 290 from Interstate 40 is crowded with cans of food, broken furniture, bulging trash bags and tents where people sleep or seek shelter from the rain.<\/p>\n

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But there are also unexpected comforts, including gas-powered generators, a microwave oven and a window air conditioner protruding from the side of a make-shift cabin.<\/p>\n

All of it will disappear soon. The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to clear the camp next week, once state officials are satisfied that everyone has left.<\/p>\n

Raleigh police posted laminated eviction notices along paths leading to the camp on June 8, ordering people to vacate by 6 a.m. Friday, June 12, or be \u201csubject to arrest.\u201d The last two residents were given through the weekend to pack their things before an NCDOT cleaning crew arrives Monday morning, said city spokeswoman Julia Milstead.<\/p>\n

One of those residents is an Army veteran who goes by Boots and has lived in this patch of woods for about 12 years, says Paul Geigel, founder of the Eliza Park Homeless Initiative<\/a>. Geigel has worked with Boots since April and says he was one of about a dozen people living in the camp as of earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Geigel expects to help Boots leave his home of 12 years on Saturday, but as of early Friday afternoon it wasn\u2019t clear where he would go.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe details are still a little sketchy as to where we\u2019re taking him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A priority for Boots is his motorcycle, which is not in running condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s his pride and joy,\u201d Geigel said. \u201cThat\u2019s the only thing he really cares about is that Harley. We\u2019ll try to figure out what to do with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The camp at Exit 290 is one of several tucked into wooded areas in the Triangle, where people without the ability or means to rent an apartment or own a house find sanctuary. Some camps remain concealed for years, while others grow to attract public attention and calls for their removal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many, like the one at Exit 290, are at highway interchanges, on property owned by NCDOT, where people stand with signs seeking handouts from drivers. Before it clears a camp, NCDOT works with police and social service agencies<\/a> to ensure that people have been offered help with housing and other needs and that no one is still living there.<\/p>\n

The camp at Chapel Hill Road, which is also NC 54, has drawn complaints for years. The owners of two hotels that back up on the wooded area have long complained about trash and breaches in the fence between their property and the camp.<\/p>\n

The situation recently became worse, said NCDOT spokeswoman Kim Deaner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe received a complaint that the encampment had grown significantly and was causing issues with littering, disturbing local businesses and graffiti on the nearby underpass,\u201d Deaner wrote in an email. \u201cWe reported these issues to Raleigh police, and it was determined the individuals would be offered relocation resources and notified they needed to vacate the property.\u201d<\/p>\n

That process began April 6 with a visit from members of the city\u2019s ACORNS program, a team of social workers and police officers<\/a> who connect people experiencing homelessness, substance abuse or mental health problems with organizations that can help them. NCDOT put up \u201cNo Trespassing\u201d signs on May 6, a precursor to the eviction notices posted a month later.<\/p>\n

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