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Board directs immediate day‑use posting at Rickert Road; county administrator authorized to post other county parcels
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to post signs limiting overnight camping on county-owned land at Rickert Road and authorized the county administrator to close or limit other county parcels that do not currently have encampments; staff and sheriff’s office will implement signage and enforcement.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners directed county staff May 7 to post day‑use-only signage and begin enforcement at Rickert Road after neighbors reported an increase in overnight camping and vehicle encampments.
Deputy County Administrator Eric Cropp and property-management staff explained legal constraints that apply when people are already inhabiting county property: the county must offer or identify an alternative location before removing established encampments; if a site is vacant at the time of a closure decision, the county may post notices and signs limiting use (day use only or closed to overnight occupancy) and enforce the restriction. Staff and…
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