ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Ashland City Council has voted to tighten its ban on public camping.
The Ashland Daily Tidings reports (http://is.gd/QzDq8c ) that the move was prompted by the municipal court’s dismissal of two citations.
Currently, a camper can have a citation dismissed if the city can’t prove he or she was living at the site.
Under the change, a citation would stand up in court if the city can show the person was taking up space in a way that precludes the use of the area by the general public.
