Homeless SquareOffs

A "Whack-a-mole" delimama, cleaning the same sites over and over due to lack of a true plan to deal with the unhoused. Close off, fence and secure sites to prevent/reduce sites from being re-populated. Even if temporary fencing, it may help and save money and time...

We do& give way too much to the homeless why do you think there are SO MANY HERE??

Encampments are not the answer

Of course. If you or I created a freaking mess, dumped garbage, etc. on public property we would be fined and/or jailed and be responsible for the cleanup. Too bad nobody in govt has the will or the b___s to do anything about it so it will only become a larger festering cancer on our society.

Because living this why and allowing this kind of behavior is unacceptable in our community and anywhere there needs to be stricter laws and rules and regulations to get either these people out of here or get them help one or the other I've lived here my whole life and I've never seen anything like

We work hard to live here . We should be able to use our forest lands and feel safe doing so , Have our families safe , our animals safe . They must be held accountable for wrong actions . We would be

We were cited for the 14 day rule because we stayed from 1st elk season thru 2nd elk season. Our camp was clean and we didn't leave any garbage or damage. All we were doing was hunting. Guess we should have said we were homeless.

"No Camping" means no camping. Period. China Hat is not a campground. Period. So remove these transients. Holly Jewkes of the Forest Service has blood on her hands for the death of Courtney Carrol due to fire. Holly Jewkes did not enforce the no camping law. Now we have lost a life.

Public lands are just that, public. There's no right to buy them and the people living there aren't even buying them. They're squatting. And squatting is theft

They are destroying the forest for everyone

We need to do much more to protect the innocent people being threatened by dangerous homeless people who have no respect for land owners and visitors to central oregon.

Yes, but it won't be invoked.

People will push the limits cause they know they can. Homeless can get away with ALOT more than people who try. Just one example is litter! I throw litter out the truck window I will get fined. Go figure!!!!

China Hat is no longer an option.

I pay taxes to live here. Can I go out into the national forrest and build a 3600sqf foot house anywhere I choose and live for free? The USFS would kick me out immediately without any of the excuses they use for the homeless issue.

SO Many streets in Bend have become permanent parking places for homeless people! Check over be COSTCO....horrible, messy, unsightly!!!! Not to mention a driving hazard!!!! Linda Thornton Desalibo@aol.com

I shouldn't be surprised it's more of the same government bull How come our Congress person help out

This is the most silly question ever! If they are breaking the rule they should be fined like everyone else! To have the local residents that pay taxes and have their residence set up there put up with this is off the chart! Is so wrong! Something needs to be done! Very sad, very wrong!!! Wake UP!

Absolutely yes. No real punishment is the same as encouragement. These folks need to have a reason to change their situation.

These homeless people need to get jobs and clean up their messes. They throw all kinds of horrid trash all over the countryside

Yes but it would apparently need new laws at the Federal level. As it stands now, the only thing the FS can do is issue a ticket.

The homeless situation is not acceptable and is ruining our forest and public areas to enjoy. A fourteen day rule should apply to everyone.

The homeless situation is not acceptable and is ruining our forest and public areas to enjoy. A fourteen day rule should apply to everyone.

Yes this soft on crime hard on good tax paying citizens is backwards like most leftist policies. They are making America and Oregon like third world country with chaos. Why are they letting bad citizens hurt good tax paying citizens? Drugs, violence, filthy conditions, shooting at good people.

We work hard to live here . We should be able to use our forest lands and feel safe doing so , Have our families safe , our animals safe . They must be held accountable for wrong actions . We would be