Washington Jefferson Park

Washington Jefferson Park is a 21-acre urban public park in Eugene, Oregon, United States.[1]

In fall 2020, the city of Eugene began allowing homeless people to create encampments in the park, and in October 2021 about 200 people lived there.[2] In February 2022, the city opened a new indoor Safe Sleep site and told the residents they needed to be out of the park by mid-March. Then the city closed the park for renovations and it reopened in June 2023.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Washington Jefferson Park". City of Eugene, Oregon. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Dixson, Angela (2021-10-28). "Police more of a presence at Eugene park with over 200 currently camping". KMTR. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  3. ^ Bruhl, Zach (2023-06-02). "Washington Jefferson park reopens to public". KVAL. Retrieved 2026-03-04.

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