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Roosevelt neighborhood urges dedicated park ranger, stronger enforcement at Hans Park
Summary
A Roosevelt neighborhood representative told a Phoenix budget hearing that Hans Park faces persistent crime, drug use and vagrancy and requested a dedicated park ranger and more consistent enforcement; the speaker also expressed support for the homelessness funding in the trial budget.
Bill Scheel, speaking for the Roosevelt neighborhood, urged city officials at a Phoenix budget hearing to assign a dedicated park ranger and increase enforcement at Hans Park, which he described as the city's cultural center but "in a chronic and ongoing crisis of crime, drug use, and vagrancy."
Scheel said the park serves regional events and cultural…
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