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Property owner removes debris from northwest Albany ‘homeless encampment’

Two large dump trucks, one of them filled to the top with trash, and heavy equipment were in a newly cleared path in woods off Stuart over the last few days, removing a mess that officials said was the result of homeless individuals seeking shelter out of the public eye.
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