Deschutes County commissioner talks about new homeless camp policy

By Bola Gbadebo

Published January 15, 2023 9:41 PM

Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang explained the reason behind the new county policy allowing removal of belongings at specific homeless camps on county-owned property that have been shown to be a public safety or health risk.

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