Creswell OKs ordinance for unhoused

CRESWELL – The Creswell City Council at Monday’s meeting unanimously approved an ordinance that permits unhoused camping, rather than prohibits it – a unique approach that satisfies a previously split council while also satisfying state law. 

Instead of listing the locations where the unhoused can rest, the ordinance lists all the locations they cannot, and also has established regulations for time, place, and manner. 

And while the ordinance doesn’t explicitly designate a location for the unhoused…