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Commissioners briefed on large homeless encampment and rising public-health concerns
Summary
County leaders discussed a substantial homeless encampment known locally as "the Jungle" near the river and railroad tracks, describing public-health hazards, potential flood risks, and cross-jurisdictional enforcement challenges involving tribal lands, private property and right-of-way issues.
Commissioners were briefed about a large homeless encampment — locally referred to as "the Jungle" — located along railroad tracks and riverfront parcels near downtown Okanogan and adjacent parcels including reservation land and private fee land.
Speakers described the site as heavily littered, with multiple structures, abandoned vehicles and long-term habitation that, if a flood…
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