City accommodates Occupy Eugene campers

Reported by: KMTR.com Staff

Published: 10/25/2011 7:58 am

Updated: 10/25/2011 9:18 am

Eugene (KMTR) - The Eugene City Council has made some temporary exceptions to city park rules to accommodate Occupy Eugene" protesters.

After a spirited 2½ hours of public comment and council debate, the council voted five-to-three to make a temporary change in the city code, allowing Occupy Eugene demonstrators to camp in certain public areas. The code change is specific to Occupy Eugene.

Occupy Eugene participants cleared away from the downtown Park Blocks late last week and about 200 of them have settled in at Alton Baker Park.

Some of the protesters told NewsSource 16 last weekend that Alton Baker Park may not be their final location.

A message posted on Occupy Eugene's Web site encourages protestors to support the ordinance.

The Eugene City Council will revisit the issue in December.

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LanceSpring - 10/26/2011 4:14 PM

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This report is out of date. A faction of the Occupy Eugene movement announced this morning that they are moving tomorrow, and will instead occupy the University of Oregon starting October 27th.

normalgrandma - 10/25/2011 10:38 PM

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So who will pay for the clean up and restoration of the park? and the policing needed? the list goes on and I'll tell you the REAL 99% are--those of us who work 8 hours plus a day and come home to take care of our families and don't have enough energy left over to stand around in the park and whine. Oh and don't be mistaken--if responsible folks break a rule they get no accommodations! but if you are "needy" then allowances will be made.

duckboltz - 10/25/2011 6:06 PM

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Ahhh, yes, but that would make sense, and Eugene isn't in the 'sense' making business. :)

justmy2 - 10/25/2011 10:08 AM

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Wouldnt it be nice if the Eugene city council would be this "accommodating" to buisness's that want to expand their existing busines or new business's that would like to relocate to our area? They seem to bend over backwards for the "takers" of our society but the "givers" only seem to get grief.

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