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Rigggleman said the city initially laid down 24,000 square feet of padded carpet across the parking lot and had everything spaced six feet apart for social distancing. He said it was working well, until officials determined that they couldn’t properly sanitize the carpet.

\"It creates a problem because we don't have enough sleeping mats to provide for everyone at the temporary shelter -- we just don't have enough,\" Rigggleman said. \"And so some people were just putting their bed rolls down on the pavement and staying on that.\"

The city expects to keep the outdoor shelter area open until at least Friday, when the Catholic Charities shelter is expected to reopen.

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