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Brookings leaders defend public access to 'Social Security Bar' and call for increased state and county patrols
Summary
City leaders and a county commissioner discussed rising problems at a nearby gravel bar, urged more patrols by Oregon State Police and the sheriff’s office, and opposed gating or day-use fees that would restrict public access.
Mayor Hodges and other Brookings officials addressed public-safety and access concerns at the city’s April 28 meeting after several residents raised alarms about behavior at the nearby gravel bar known in the discussion as Social Security Bar.
Mayor Hodges said the gravel bar is public and opposed restricting access or charging a day-use fee, saying it’s “the closest gravel bar for the people who live in the city of Brookings to enjoy the river.” He told council members the city owns access and that the state…
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