Mayor urges coordinated approach with Deschutes County as managed camp readied
Councilors discussed three county partnership options on homelessness — expanding the managed camp, a safe-stay area, or transferring county land — and emphasized enforcement, liability and a June timeline for a 36-space managed camp; staff will monitor outcomes over the summer.
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Mayor (speaker) opened discussion of a potential capacity‑building partnership with Deschutes County, saying Phil offered three options: expanding the managed camp, establishing a safe space north of the camp, or transferring county land to the city. “But, basically, Phil came up with 3 potential solutions,” the mayor said, adding that the city should not “just dump it on the county without any discussion of how this is gonna work.”
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