In the Sandy River delta, a community of over 30 unhoused individuals faces forced removal as the Oregon Department of State Lands initiates a restoration project. Many have lived in the area for over 20 years, resisting displacement. Typically, such removals involve coordination with local agencies and resources for those affected; however, in this case, private contractors conducted the sweep without proper support. Tensions escalated when a supporter of the residents was pepper-sprayed by a worker during the operation, prompting an investigation by the DSL into the incident.
The Oregon Department of State Lands is deeply troubled and concerned by a video showing a protester being Maced by a member of the contracted cleanup crew at the Sandy River Delta.
Residents of Thousand Acres were confronted by private companies hired by the state, with longtime residents asserting they do not consent to the removal.
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