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Deschutes County weighs shrinking 'green zone', retools managed‑camp RFP as relocations spread to county land
Summary
County staff reported a snapshot count of about 160 people camping on county land east of Redmond and commissioners debated concentrating camping to a smaller footprint, accelerating a reworked managed‑camp RFP and meeting with the state lands director to advance a planned land exchange.
Deschutes County commissioners on April 22 heard a staff update showing roughly 160 people living on county‑owned property east of Redmond and debated near‑term steps to reduce fire and safety risks as people dispersed across a 360‑acre “green zone.”
Deputy County Administrator Erica Cropp said the April 14 staff count broke down into 18 people in Hemlock North, 11 on Department of State Lands (DSL) land, 57 in the Core‑3 footprint and 74 in the green zone. “Based on the April 14 count, there were a total of a 160 people living on county owned property East Of Redmond,” Cropp said.
Commissioners discussed whether to try to shrink the green zone or to concentrate people in a smaller temporary footprint while the county completes a…
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