The site became so popular with homeless people that problems arose at times. The parish shuttered the park once previously, in the summer of 2009, after people erected tents in a quasi-permanent encampment. When it opened again that October, the fence was in place, along with a new set of rules. The park is closed daily for cleaning between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., for example, and guests are not allowed to leave belongings on the grounds.