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I work for the City of Eugene and have worked on homelessness issues for 25 years.  There are no easy solutions.  Siting a homeless camp is nearly impossible.   In Eugene we have created scattered site legal places to sleep.  It's far from elegant but better for some than being illegal. 

In our desire to create an environment that is ideal for those of us who own our homes, we have unintentinally made it very difficult for the population who aren't as fortunate.   

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