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"Organized" camp? Did any of you ever drive by this so-called "organized" camp before the fire? I drove by it all the time and the thing was a mess. I honestly couldn't believe that the city allowed them to camp there without any apparent oversight whatsoever. It was so cluttered with junk and garbage, it's not surprising that something like this happened. I only wonder if the city (taxpayers) is going to have to pay for damage to the neighboring house?

I'm all for sanctioned camps WITH oversight. It seems to me, and no one has yet to prove otherwise, that the people at these camps are just lingering there... I've heard nothing of efforts to get them off the streets, get them jobs, or get them back on their feet. They simply live there, building un-permitted structures (that no one cares about... unless you build one in a residential neighborhood), hoarding junk and remaining in a perpetual state of camping.

Don't believe me? Get offline, quit forming your opinions from the internet and take a drive past Hazelnut Grove... go take a visit to Dignity Village. See for yourself how these camps are operated. Forgotten Realms is gone, but you should have seen it before the fire.

Actually seeing these camps will make you wonder what Hales is really doing... because there doesn't seem to be a long-term plan in place.
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I can only imagine how pissed I would be if I had to put up with bunch of hoarders piling garbage up next to my house for a year only to light it on fire damaging my home in the process. If the city is going to enforce their codes, including fire codes, on taxpaying residents they need to enforce them on these people too! I am all for opening up Wapato and moving them in, but we have to stop letting them destroy the quality of life for people who are actually contributing to society.

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