Shawala Point News Today

There have been recent efforts by the Oregon Department of Transportation to clean-up several homeless encampments following a fresh wave of increasing visibility of tents around the city.

Corvallis will continue its posting and cleanup of homeless camps on city property. The Corvallis City Council voted 6-2 at Monday night’s remote meeting to reject a motion from Ward 2 Councilor Charles Maughan that would have rescinded the cleanups. Maughan’s earlier motion to stop the cleanups was tabled (postponed) at the July 6 meeting because the matter was not on the agenda. The council has been under pressure from community members to discontinue the sweeps because of the chall...

Corvallis Parks and Recreation Department crews and vehicles plus a backhoe from Public Works set out Wednesday on a mission to clean up homeless camping sites. The days project was Pioneer Park. Next week city crews and others from the Oregon Department of Transportation will work the area near the BMX track. The following week it will be Shawala Point and the south riverfront area in another ODOT/city collaboration. Half of US States Report , 50 Percent of Adults Are Fully Vaccinated. The Cen...