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Resident complaints about camp dumpster and council seeks state lottery funding for Bohemia Park improvements
Summary
A resident warned of overflowing dumpsters and improper disposal of property at the homeless camp behind Dairy Mart; staff explained property-storage procedures and ongoing cleanup efforts. Councilors separately pressed for state capital funding to finish Bohemia Park upgrades and asked staff to help advocate in Salem.
A Cottage Grove resident during public comment raised concerns about trash, dumpster abuse and disposal of personal belongings at the homeless camping site behind the Dairy Mart, prompting responses from the police chief and public works staff.
Suzanne Reynolds told the council she had observed the camp area and said that when a person was taken into custody their belongings had been discarded into a dumpster rather than stored for retrieval. She described overflowing dumpsters and other vehicles dumping household garbage at the site. The chief responded that when…
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