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Portland Announces First City-Sanctioned Homeless Camp

(Portland, OR) -- Portland's first city-sanctioned homeless camp will be located on the central eastside on Southeast Gideon Street. Mayor Ted Wheeler says City Council has approved up to six of these camps. Wheeler says the goal is to have it operational by summer. It'll have 100 tents and house up to 150 people. It'll have power, restrooms and other services. Areas for pets and common areas. Weapons will be checked, no unsanctioned camps will be allowed a thousand feet around the camp and the surrounding area will be patrolled by the operator 16 hours a day. A group called Urban Alchemy, that runs similar camps in California, will operate the site. It has support of the Central Eastside Industrial Council.

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