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Eugene City Council OKs camping for Occupy Eugene

The Columbian
Published: November 8, 2011, 4:00pm

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Eugene City Council has given Occupy Eugene protesters permission to camp out at a city park.

The protesters had already moved to Washington-Jefferson Park. Bbut the council voted Wednesday to make it official by approving a code exemption that would allow camping.

KEZI (http://bit.ly/vg2GS5 ) says the protesters have until Dec. 15 to camp in the park.

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Information from: KEZI-TV, http://www.kezi.com/

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