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Downtown business owner tells Community Police Board scooters and public behavior are driving patrons away
Summary
A downtown business owner complained to the board about motorized scooters, repeated break-ins and constant police presence near his home; the police chief and board members responded with offers to follow up and flagged existing enforcement and outreach efforts.
A business owner on the Ithaca Commons told the Community Police Board he has experienced repeated break-ins, public urination and escalating trouble from motorized scooters that customers find frightening.
Todd Kurzweil, founder of Sunny Days of Ithaca, said he had tried to send information to the board by email but that his communications were not forwarded; he also asked whether electric scooters are classified as motor vehicles on the Commons and whether more enforcement or rulemaking is appropriate. “Are they motor…
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