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County staff to monitor DNR encampment on Couch River and rising transient sites; RV disposal funding limited
Summary
Public services reported an encampment on Department of Natural Resources land along the Couch River; DNR posted a 14‑day camping notice and the sheriff's office is leading response. Staff also described other transient camps and growing numbers of abandoned RVs; state funding for removal is cyclical and currently limited.
Mike Moss, public services director, updated commissioners on an encampment along the Couch River that staff said lies on Department of Natural Resources (DNR) land near the railroad tracks outside the city limits. Moss said DNR had posted notice under its camping policy and that, absent further action, the camp would need to vacate within the 14‑day window DNR enforces.
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