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Council advances first readings of camping and weapons code changes amid heated discussion on homelessness and park enforcement
Summary
Council held extended discussion of proposed changes to the city's prohibited-camping ordinance and a new code to ban certain tools and implements on city real property, advanced first readings (Ordinances 3605 and 3606), and debated enforcement limits, transitional court options, environmental-priority areas and staffing constraints.
The Roseburg City Council on Aug. 12 advanced first readings of two related code amendments while holding an extended debate over enforcement and the city's response to homelessness.
Staff presented two code changes. The first (Ordinance 3605) would amend the prohibited-camping ordinance to allow prosecution beyond the current "violation" classification, require courts to consider mitigating factors (for example, whether a person immediately removed personal property or engaged with the Roseburg transitional court program run with ADAPT), and cap penalties (first conviction not to exceed $100, second up to $250, third…
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