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Hermiston property owner urges city action on downtown crime, homelessness and illegal vending
Summary
A downtown property owner told the Hermiston City Council on Sept. 22 that theft, vandalism, open defecation and unpermitted food and merchandise vending are harming businesses and asked the city to pursue ordinances or enforcement changes.
A downtown Hermiston property owner told the City Council on Sept. 22 that theft, vandalism, public defecation and widespread unpermitted vending have made the city's core difficult to operate in and urged the council to act. The speaker said the problems centered around Mackenzie Park and sidewalks near East Main and First Street and described recent incidents including people sleeping on sidewalks, spray-paint graffiti, theft of HVAC connectors and an instance when a woman defecated in a private parking lot during business hours. "I put in $60,000 worth [of] air conditioning systems. In the middle of the…
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