Roy Brown and his wife found out recently they will be evicted from the crowded square of pavement where they camp outside of Samaritan House when a Denver city worker handed them a notice that all belongings must be removed by Nov. 15.

“You go to the river, you put up a small tent and they say “no structures,” take it down,” Brown said on Thursday. “They need to put in more low-income housing instead of putting up apartments that are $1200 or $1400. How the hell do they expect anybody to pay that?”

The encampment on Lawrence Street in Downtown Denver, now runs from Park Avenue to Broadway and from Broadway to 24th Street. Along that strip, the sidewalks are crowded with people and their possessions — bicycles, wheelchairs and shopping carts piled with personal items.

In March, Denver city workers and police moved into the area near Samaritan House and cleared the sidewalks where many of the homeless were living, temporarily sweeping away what had become a large camp.

After the March sweep, the number of people camping there plummeted, Geoff Bennett vice president of shelter and community outreach for Catholic Charities, which operates Samaritan House, said in October.

But now the camp is growing again and city crews remove hazardous waste and trash from the area each day, said Julie Smith, spokeswoman for the Denver Department of Human Services.

The city’s approach to connect the people who are living on the streets and help them to stabilize their lives has been consistent, according to a city of Denver statement.

“We have safe spaces during the day, we have beds open at night, we have services at the ready and we will remain focused on helping our people,” the statement said.

The encampments pose health and safety concerns for those living on the streets, and those who work and live nearby, the statement said.

“The city’s homeless outreach teams, as they have done with other encampments, have been working in the area three days a week to determine why people are not accessing shelter and services, to inform them that they cannot continue to sleep on the sidewalks and to determine the best ways we can assist them.”