North Dakota 'man camps' battle pending ban in oil capital

Story here. You can be 1000% certain that if these were camps filled with women, the merest suggestion that they be evicted and made to pay for hotel housing instead of much more affordable employer-sponsored housing would be met with demands for the suggester's resignation followed by a "ribbon campaign" to raise money for the many "poor women" in need of *whatever*. Instead, men in this condition are met with rejection. Excerpt:

'Providers of temporary housing for North Dakota's oilfield workers are fighting a plan by the state's energy capital to evict their "man camps," fearing it could set an example for others and add to the sector's woes caused by a global commodity slump.

Earlier this month, the Williston City Commission voted 3-2 in favor of an ordinance that would deny "man camps" occupancy permit extensions beyond July 2016.

Should the ordinance pass in a final vote on Nov. 24, which appears likely, it would mark the first time since the U.S. shale boom began in 2008 that a community has evicted a "man camp," though other communities in Texas and North Dakota have blocked their arrival or expansion.
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While the term "man camp" conjures up images of rootless single men carousing late into the night, the facilities are heavily patrolled by security guards, do not allow alcohol or overnight guests and feel as Spartan as hospital rooms.'

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