A viral illness outbreak at a controversial Minneapolis homeless encampment has spurred public health concerns, including for police and city employees who are tasked with servicing or having contact at the camp.

The City of Minneapolis confirmed to Alpha News that it plans to close the camp “soon” over “public health and safety concerns.”

The encampment, dubbed “Camp Nenookaasi” by organizer Nicole Mason, is currently located on a vacant lot owned by the City of Minneapolis at the intersection of East 26th Street and 14th Avenue South in the Phillips neighborhood.

The lot had been fenced off to prevent trespassers, but the fence was breached and campers began occupying the space in the first week of January as news spread that the former encampment location at East 23rd Street and 13th Avenue South would be evicted that week.