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The RV and car camping facility in Corvallisâ Pioneer Park has reopened. Parks and Recreation Department employees began admitting campers Tuesday morning, one week after the lot was cleared to allow time to stripe the lot, add amenities and use an application process to ensure that all campers have local ties. By noon Tuesday two RVs already were in their numbered slots, and Jason Quick, the owner of a third RV, had stopped by to pick up his permit and forms. Quick, who owns a 45-foot motorhome, has been staying at the Benton Oaks RV Campground at the Benton County Fairgrounds. ....
The city of Corvallis has a plan to bring organization out of the chaos that is the camping situation at Pioneer Park â but the plan will mean severe disruptions for folks temporarily living there. The parking lot of the park off Philomath Boulevard has over the past few weeks added dozens of RV and car campers, with a sprinkling of tents as well. On Dec. 7 the Corvallis City Council passed a resolution calling for the addition of portable restrooms, hand-washing stations and trash receptacles. City officials also want to stripe the parking lot to keep campers away from the Marys River and to set up designated spaces. Last Friday those in the camp received notice that they must vacate the camp by 10 p.m. Dec. 28 and apply for the spots that will be created. ....