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Downtown business owners tell Klamath Falls council Main Street crime and camping remain urgent problems

6491824 · October 7, 2025
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Three downtown business representatives urged the Klamath Falls City Council on Oct. 6 to renew enforcement and city action after reporting continued street camping, assaults and persistent drug activity on Main Street.

Three downtown business representatives told the Klamath Falls City Council on Monday that crime, street camping and visible drug activity on Main Street have returned after a period of improvement and that the city should renew enforcement and other responses.

Jacob Zaremba, a downtown business owner, said a July enforcement push had improved conditions but that the gains have since faded. “The sidewalks were clean. There was a police presence, and there was a renewed sense of hope among downtown businesses. But…

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