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Roseburg council to contact recommended real‑estate contact as urban campground search continues
Summary
Councilors agreed to allow staff to contact a real‑estate contact recommended by the homelessness subcommittee to see whether that person will submit a proposal for a city‑run urban campground; councilors also asked staff to revisit previously considered city properties and invited outside presenters to offer alternatives.
Roseburg City Council members on Tuesday discussed next steps for finding a site for an urban campground after no proposals were received from the real‑estate solicitations.
The mayor told the council staff had reached out to brokers and received no proposals, and proposed contacting a broker recommended by the homelessness subcommittee to ask whether that person would be willing to submit a proposal and, if so, bring the proposer to an upcoming meeting so councilors could meet them in person. Councilor Patrice Siphos asked whether multiple candidates could be interviewed; the mayor said staff would determine whether the broker would present multiple options or a single candidate.
Councilor Ellen Porter said she was not opposed to contacting the broker but urged reopening consideration of previously discussed city properties — including the Winchester property — that had been rejected earlier because of optics or other concerns. Porter also suggested inviting Bernie Woodard to brief the council on projects he is pursuing that could be alternatives to a city campground.
The mayor said the process should be a fresh start and that any properties previously considered could be excluded from a broker agreement if council prefers. He asked staff to call the broker and report back. No formal action was taken; council members agreed to have staff contact the recommended broker and to bring any interested proposer to a future meeting for introduction and further review.
The council did not set deadlines or a selection process at the meeting; councilors said they wanted the opportunity to compare options and to ensure any broker agreement explicitly excludes properties the council previously reviewed.
