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Council introduces ordinance to expand downtown enhanced law enforcement area
Summary
The Klamath Falls City Council on March 17 introduced for first reading an ordinance to expand the city's enhanced law enforcement area downtown, extending existing rules on camping and enforcement while preserving specific exceptions for medical, employment and legal access.
Klamath Falls Mayor Carol Westfall and the City Council introduced for first reading an ordinance on March 17 that would expand the city's enhanced law enforcement area to include a larger downtown footprint.
City Attorney Michael Swanson told the council the enhanced law enforcement area was first established in 2019 "because we started to see an uptick in certain activities downtown" and that the ordinance change would enlarge the geographic area to include the Balsiger development and other contiguous blocks. "The blue area would be what's included in the new . . . and you can see it's just a lot more…
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