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Resident asks city to quantify hours and cost of city responses tied to 'Caring Place'; staff to return with estimate
Summary
A resident asked the commission to calculate the city‑wide hours and monetary value of services devoted to incidents connected to the Caring Place and similar encampments. Staff said they will return with a guesstimate but cautioned it would be difficult to tie calls directly to a single facility.
During public comment on Oct. 15, 2025, a resident identified as Betty Mom asked the Oregon City Commission to direct staff to quantify the city’s hours and the monetary value of city services spent responding to calls and incidents tied to the Caring Place and related sites.
Betty Mom said she believed the city had provided substantial staff time and suggested the city compile a dollar value the Caring Place organizers could use…
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