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Resident urges council to amend ordinance to ban public camping on streets and parks
Summary
During public comment, resident Salithia Garner requested the council amend City Ordinance No. 3004 (overnight camping and temporary shelters) to prohibit public camping and sleeping on city streets, sidewalks and parks and provided model language she found from Florida law.
At the start of public comment at Monday—s Waxahachie City Council meeting, resident Salithia Garner urged the council to amend city Ordinance No. 3004 (overnight camping and temporary shelters) to add a provision prohibiting public camping and sleeping on city streets, sidewalks or parks.
Garner, who gave her address as 109 Shoresight Trail, told the council she has observed an individual camping on Highway 77 in front of…
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