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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Portland Cannot Ignore âLow-Impactâ Homeless Camps
Description: A proposed ordinance aims to deprioritize some homeless camps considered âlow impactâ
Full text: The city says a camp is low impact if itâs 150 feet away from a childcare facility, preschool, or primary school. Thatâs a 30-second walk. Iâm sure most parents would think having a sprawling homeless camp less than a minute from their kidsâ school isnât low impact.
Once kids hit high school, the Councilâs new rule says a camp is low impact if itâs only ten feetâor just 20 seconds away.
But, it gets worse. The city wonâ...