The city of Grants Pass has agreed to provide accessible camping space for at least 150 homeless people for at least one year.

The city also will pay $60,000 in a one-time grant by the end of December 2026 to a nonprofit agency to provide support services for homeless people who are disabled.

The terms are part of a settlement agreement reached between the city and Disability Rights Oregon and the Oregon Law Center, which sued Grants Pass in January.

The city also must ensure the camping sites have water for drinking and washing and provide “reasonable accommodation” for people with disabilities who are unable to follow certain city regulations governing the use of city park space.

The settlement followed an order in March by Josephine County Circuit Judge Sarah E. McGlaughlin that bar

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