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Officials, residents discuss closing Stayton-area park-and-ride after town hall on homelessness and wetlands concerns
Summary
County, city and state officials and residents met at a town hall to discuss persistent homelessness, environmental contamination and public-safety concerns at a park-and-ride owned by ODOT; officials said closure and concrete barricades are likely next steps while cities consider acquisition or redevelopment.
Marion County officials and nearby city representatives met with about two dozen community members Tuesday evening at a town hall to discuss homelessness, public-safety incidents and impacts to wetlands at an Oregon Department of Transportation-owned park-and-ride near Stayton and Sublimity.
The county’s board office convened the meeting with partners including Cherriots transit, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Oregon State Police and local city staff. County officials and community members described repeated camping and related behavior near the wetland that neighbors say has caused environmental…
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