Council mulls options for designated homeless sleeping areas

By Sarah Brown
Lebanon Local

City Council held a work session prior to its regular meeting Feb. 8 to discuss legal issues associated with sleeping on public property, plus Illegal Camping Ad Hoc Committee recommendations and code implications.
New laws in recent years have impacted the city’s approach to managing people “sleeping” on public property, a term that covers sleeping, sitting, lying and staying warm and dry. For purposes of discussion, staff referred to it…