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Aldermen introduce ordinance to regulate metal detecting in city parks
Summary
Council put forward an amendment to the Ozark City Code to regulate metal detecting and prospecting in city parks, citing safety, protection of artifacts and underground utilities; the bill was placed on first reading and held for a future meeting.
The Board of Aldermen placed on first reading an ordinance (bill 3654) amending Chapter 120 (Parks and Recreation) to regulate metal detecting and prospecting in Ozark parks.
Hayden Ponser, Ozark parks director, said the proposed code change aims to manage liability and protect park land and artifacts. He said a recurring problem is hobbyists who dig to remove metal objects, sometimes leaving holes that are “a tripping…
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