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Sutter County sheriff urges review of overnight camping area after enforcement, cleanup problems
Summary
Sheriff Barnes told the Board of Supervisors that campers are setting up outside the county overnight camping area, leading to litter and noncompliance; he cited 40 warnings and five citations in October and asked the board to reassess the program and funding. The chair asked staff to schedule a follow-up meeting with the sheriff and two supervisors.
Sheriff Barnes told the Sutter County Board of Supervisors during public comment that the county-funded overnight camping area is not functioning as intended and asked the board to consider whether the resource should be revised or its funding redirected.
"The camping space is not meeting its intended purpose," Barnes said, describing people who set up outside the fenced area rather than use the site. He said the…
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