It took me a while to psych myself into going to the Sears Lane homeless encampment on a cold October day. The City of Burlington was in the process of evicting the 40-some campers following arrests related to guns and drugs. According to the city, it wasn’t safe at the site; one official told me not to venture there alone. City staff would be there, he said, but wouldn’t be responsible for me if anything went awry.
