More than 100 people packed a Waldport City Council meeting Wednesday night to express opposition to even the possibility of an ICE detention facility in the city. Rumors were swirling through the Lincoln County community that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency had inquired about renting hotel rooms, possibly to house workers at a potential facility elsewhere in the county.

During the meeting, Waldport City Manager Dann Cutter confirmed that ICE had indeed contacted the Alsi Resort to inquire about renting space at the hotel.

It comes as the federal agency has made similar inquiries just up the road in Newport.

Following sometimes emotional public comment, the council unanimously passed a resolution that empowers Cutter to use all legal means at his disposal to prev

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