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Utah County reviews draft ordinance to curb transient camps on county land
Summary
County staff and deputies presented a proposed ordinance aimed at reducing long-term transient camps on Utah County property after deputies reported thefts, drug activity and environmental damage in canyon areas; the ordinance is a draft and commissioners were asked to review and provide feedback.
Utah County commissioners heard a detailed staff presentation on a draft ordinance intended to address an increase in transient camps on county-owned canyon lands, a problem deputies said is causing thefts, drug activity and significant environmental damage.
Lieutenant Yvette Rice of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office introduced the topic, saying the county has seen more long-term camps concentrated in canyon areas and that deputies canvassed sites to collect evidence and photographs. “We have requested a discussion item today, obviously, regarding the homeless transient camp issue in Utah County,” Rice said.
Sergeant Wayne Keith, who led the field canvass, told commissioners officers found stolen property, drug paraphernalia and human waste at several sites. “We recovered multiple items of IDs and purses and laptops from some of those…
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